The peculiarities of representation of the concept
“Muslim World” in modern English discourse are
regarded in this article. Based on the achievements of
cognitive linguistics and cultural linguistics, it is
possible to research the concept of “Muslim World” as
a phenomenon of the English linguistic culture.
Different approaches to the definition of the term
“concept” are studied. The article describes
definitional analysis of lexical items “Muslim” and
“World” in modern English dictionaries. Based on
these results, it is concluded dictionaries present the
term “Muslim”, first of all, as a human - a follower of
a particular religion. We can say the concept “Muslim
world” is presented in the social and conceptual
knowledge as one of the manifestations of the human
world and is used in relation to the reality of cultural
and historical unity of the Islamic nation. This concept
serves as an image of reality in the system theory of
knowledge. The further studying of the Islamic world,
as definition is possible to make with the mutual
enrichment of the social reality of other peoples.
“Muslim world” in accordance with the principle of
universal connection of phenomena reveals its
potential in the modern world and it becomes possible
to establish relationship between people, nature and
society, as well as their mutual influence on each other
This article is dedicated to solving the problem of
language and culture relationship in the modern
society. Concept “love” is the main subject of the
article; the author shows its examples in popular
stage songs. There are five variations of love from
the psychological and sociological point of view in
the article. The author depicts how they are used in
the song discourse. According to the research data
the author consider that all variations of love in the
lyrical song genre are not equally frequent. So while
erotic love is almost everywhere, selfish love isn’t so
popular. Moreover, the author concludes the cultural
level of the whole nation can be defined with its
creative arts. Furthermore, nowadays there is clear
decadence of culture in English-speaking countries
Word building system of English and its kin languages
has been thoroughly investigated first in the
grammatical aspect. We investigate the ways of
teaching word-building in the context of grammatical
approach in teaching foreign languages, specifically
English, to future linguists whose major is Linguistics
and who have to know the theory of the language as
well as to be able to communicate in English.
The authors of the article investigate the peculiarities
of functioning of compound words, carry out their
structural and semantic analysis, which serves as the
basis for developing of the skill of working with lexis
with young adult researchers. Based on the definition
of a lexical skill the authors of the article investigate
how to develop the skill of working with lexis with
young adult researchers. We apply the grammatical
method to developing word-building skills with future
linguists when the main goal is to take off the material
for investigation, analyze and classify it, thus,
performing the operations essential for research of
lexical units of a foreign language
It is proved, that national and cultural semantics exists
on all language levels. Functioning of phraseological
units is in the framework of fiction is described.
Classification of phraseological units with cultural
identity is represented
Idiostyle is considered as a system of informative and
formal linguistic characteristics. Approaches to the
study of idiostyle are denoted. There are discriminated
actual means of text-forming actualized in the definite
product of speech (markers) that attract a reader’s and
a researcher’s attention with their singularity. There
are described techniques and constructions of the
syntax of postmodernist discourse
This article is devoted to communicative and
pragmatical importance of the speech act of
disagreement and means of its expression.
Importance of communication increases in the modern
world because of improvement of informational
technologies and expansion of borders of
communicative space. Therefore, the research of
features of communication ceased to have applied
character and got to the area of studying of many
sciences and linguistics. Research of expression of
semantic category of disagreement is actual for
modern linguistics and is because the integrated
approach to the analysis of essence of concept of
disagreement for the purpose of its adequate
description of system and functional properties is
necessary. The dialogical unities containing reciprocal
remarks of disagreement are the object of the research.
The object of the research is the features of
disagreement, which are shown at the lexical and
grammatical levels of any language and in some
spheres of communication. The purpose of this work
is to express the act of disagreement from the point of
view of semantical and syntactical importance, to
consider basic lexical means, both verbally and
nonverbally. However, it is noted, that the problem of
use of nonverbal means for expression of
disagreement demands special studying
The article discusses the results of the pragmalinguistic
experiment. Since language game is a result of
speech creative work, which manifests the individuality
of a linguistic personality, the politician can intentionally
use language game and thereby consciously
form his attractive image. The politician, who uses
different kinds of language game, makes some personal
characteristics building up the portrait aspect of
effective political image more distinguished and thus
affects the election decision of the voter. It has been
studied whether language game influences such characteristics
as determination, insistence, persuasiveness,
emotionality, confidence, energy, sense of responsibility,
dedication, trustworthiness, honesty, a
certain hardness, decisiveness, autonomy, adherence
to principles and assertiveness. It has been concluded
that language game influences 11 of the 15 characteristics,
this fact confirms the hypothesis
Legislative definitions in the sphere of organic
production in the Krasnodar region and European
Union are analyzed in the article. The definitions of
“organic production” made by foreign and Russian
researchers are given. The term “genetically modified
organism” was described according to the point of
view of comparative law. The aims of comparative law
in their practical use are depicted. In the final part of
this article approaches to the solving of the problem
are analyzed
The article discusses the specific character of the
representation of the concept “Wall” in the Russian
and German linguistic fields. The peculiarities of the
historical development, the different world views and
world interpretation, the fundamental divergence of the
life philosophy of the Russians and Germans are
causes of the distinct fragments fixation of the
linguistic view of the world which have been realized
by the concept “Wall”. The global changes in social
and political life of the society generally may have an
effect on the lexico-phraseological language fund,
works of literature and also social and political essays.
The undertaken analysis of the mentioned
phraseological units and certain texts has revealed the
national specifics of the of the concept “Wall”
realization in the national linguistic cultures. It made
possible to draw a conclusion from polar connotation
of the concept under consideration in Russian and
German. In the opinion of the author the concept
“Wall” has been fixed in the Russian mind as a symbol
of the national unity and patriotism, confidence in the
future, safe defense. In German mind the concept
«Wall» arouses the negative associations which have
been caused by the concrete events in the German
history. In this context the analysis of the peculiarities
of the concept “Wall” linguistic realization is of
substantial interest. As a result of the undertaken
research, the author concludes the main reasons of the
semantic coincidences and also about their lacks in the
Russian and German linguistic cultures
The strategies of positive and negative presentation of
information in political newspaper communication are
considered in the article. The significatives that
perform political and ideological information are
identified and described. The strategies of positive and
negative presentation of information with the
description of the language means that constitute them
are shown through definite examples from newspaper
publications of Russia