scholarly journals Reflection of the Religious Situation in the World View of Russian Native Speakers

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (26) ◽  
pp. 120-131
Author(s):  
Liudmila Kravcova
Keyword(s):  
Native Speakers ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
World View ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Global Politics ◽  
Early 21St Century ◽  
The People ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Religious Landscape

The article documents the changing perceptions of the global religious landscape among Russian native speakers by analysing changes in the number of Russian nouns denoting the religious affiliation of the people they refer to. The research is based on the comparison of the Explanatory Dictionary of the Russian Language of the Early 21st Century – Contemporary Vocabulary, edited by G. N. Sklyarevskaya, and Ozhegov’s Dictionary, one of the most popular dictionaries of the Soviet period.The article also suggests reasons for the absence of certain lexicons in the dictionary of the Soviet era. Words denoting practitioners of Islam are one of the main focal points of this study. The ascending role of Islam in global politics, and the increasing attention paid to schisms within this religion, have created a demand for precise definitions of the various concepts of Islam. To capture this linguistic development, we have analysed the relationships and semantic connections among the words мусульманин, правоверный, исламист, ваххабит, шахид, and other words whose meanings contain an Islamic component.We conclude that dictionaries tend to capture the everyday meanings of words, which are often a product of only a superficial grasp of the underly ing concept and commonly formed on the basis of mass media discourse, which, in turn, is subject to uncertainties of meaning. The limited set of contextual components attached to words denoting religious concepts speaks to the fact that the understanding of the current religious situation and its ongoing developments is rather vague among Russian native speakers.

scholarly journals Linguocultural features of teaching the russian language as non-native

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 147-151
Author(s):  
N. Tairova ◽  
N. Almatova
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Language Of Instruction ◽  
The People ◽  
History Of ◽  
Cultural Linguistics ◽  
The Russian Language

This article examines the history of the formation of the concept of "cultural linguistics". Through the analysis of the works of scientists, the dependence of the influence of language on the formation and preservation of the culture of the people is revealed, and the reverse process is shown - the acquisition of language skills by studying the cultural characteristics of native speakers. The article reveals the important role of culturology, cultural linguistics in the system of teaching the Russian language to both its speakers and bilinguals (using the example of groups with the Kazakh language of instruction), as well as foreigners. Using the Russian language as an example, the author analyzes the possibility of using this relationship in teaching methods to increase the effectiveness of learning Russian as a native and non-native language, as well as the successful formation of students' communicative competence. The general features and differences in teaching methods of native speakers of the Russian language, foreigners and those who study the language as a second non-native are given.

On the role of the anthropocentric factor in the realization of the derivational potential of names of ungulates as motivating lexical units

2021 ◽  
pp. 191-210
Author(s):  
Nikolay D. Golev ◽  
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Irina P. Falomkina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Native Speakers ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Search System ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Data Capturing ◽  
Building Behavior ◽  
Building System ◽  
Google Search ◽  
The Russian Language

The paper is dedicated to describing the word-building system of the Russian language in terms of its vocabulary. Lexical factors are discussed influencing the formation of lexical units’ potential as motivating units of word-building processes and relations and the realization of this potential in language activities. Of most interest for the authors are anthropocentric determinants, most of which are coordinating the lexical system and, through its mediation, the word-building system with the worldview of native speakers of the Russian language. The proposed model of derivational development of vocabulary provides such coordination through studying the deep-seated process of conceptualization of the words that are the potential motivators of neologisms. This study identifies the word frequency as an external manifestation of conceptualization. The frequency data were obtained from Google search system statistical data. Capturing not only usual but also occasional and potential words, this source is an effective tool for studying word-building processes and their results. This study has unveiled the interrelation between the language worldview of native speakers of Russian and their “word-building behavior” in language activities. The worldview has been found, first of all, to be determined by the pragmatic factor, which primarily influences the usage of a word in the speech reflected by its frequency. The frequency ranks lexical units due to their derivational potential and thereby provides a researcher with a reliable instrument for its study.

THE ETHNOLINGUISTIC SITUATION IN INDRA MUNICIPALITY IN THE RURAL PART OF KRĀSLAVA REGION

Via Latgalica ◽  
2008 ◽  
pp. 144
Author(s):  
Antra Kļavinska
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Data ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Official Language ◽  
Rural Municipality ◽  
The People ◽  
Official Languages ◽  
The Church ◽  
Rural Part ◽  
The Russian Language

The research is based on the processed questionnaire data gathered during the ethnolinguistic expedition to Indra municipality in the rural part of the region of Kraslava in June, 2007 (120 respondents). The paper analyzes the answers of the respondents regarding the ethnic self-identification of the people, their knowledge of languages, the dominance of languages,, and their functions in the micro and macro environments of Indra municipality. The most important conclusions are: There is a noticeable difference between the official statistical data and the notions of ethnic belonging of the respondents: the official statistics state that the dominant ethnic group in Indra municipality are Belorussians; however, the major part of respondents consider themselves to be Russians. The Russian language dominates in verbal and written communication in both the micro and the macro environment. Many respondents admit that they speak „their own” language in the municipality - Russian with lexical, morphological and phonetical elements of Belorussian and Polish. The role of the Latgalian language in the rural municipality is not important; the respondents do not see any perspectives for its use in the future. The Latvian language as the official language is respected in the administration of the municipality; however, there is a wish to recognize both Latvian and Russian as official languages. The roles of the school (for the acquisition of the Latvian language) and of the Church (the language of praying is Polish, but masses are held in Russian and Latgalian) are important for the formation of the linguistic scenery of Indra municipality. In the polyethnic and multilingual environment of Indra municipality, there is a predominantly tolerant attitude towards different languages and ethnic groups.

scholarly journals Complementary Institutions in Authoritarian Regimes: The Everyday Politics of Constituency Service in Singapore

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elvin Ong
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Authoritarian Regime ◽  
Authoritarian Regimes ◽  
The People ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Party Members ◽  
Constituency Service ◽  
Democratic Elections

Recent political science research has suggested that autocrats adopt a variety of institutions such as nominally democratic elections and ruling parties to buttress authoritarian durability. In this article I investigate the role of constituency service in an authoritarian regime. I argue that Singapore's Meet-the-People Sessions (MPS) is a complementary institution that can serve to mitigate the weaknesses of other authoritarian institutions, thereby entrenching authoritarianism, rather than serve as a form of democratic representation. First, it is a mechanism to gain valuable everyday information about grievances within the population, thereby allowing the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) to formulate policies and effectively target its response. Second, it is a convenient venue to recruit and socialize ordinary party members, thus helping the PAP forestall potential party decay. Symbolically, conducting MPS is a material performance of the hegemonic ideology of elitism between PAP politicians and ordinary Singaporeans.

scholarly journals Stylistic and Functional Features of Somatisms in the Epic of Manas

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 589-594
Keyword(s):  
Native Speakers ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
The People ◽  
Cultural Orientations ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
The World ◽  
Functional Features ◽  
Cultural Code ◽  
Artistic Images ◽  
Complex Phenomena

This article describes and analyzes examples of the use of somatisms in the Epic of Manas. Somatisms are viewed as a kind of cultural code that metaphorizes every day, historical features of the picture of the world of the Kyrgyz people. The material for the study was the text of the Epic of Manas, which is not only a well-known folklore work, but also an embodiment of cultural and historical phenomena in the life of the people. The somatisms contained in the text of the epic become a reflection of the everyday, worldview and cultural orientations of the native speakers. The purpose of the study is to identify the most common somatic units, as well as to determine their role and significance in the cultural code of the Kyrgyz language. Special attention is paid to the ability of somatisms to metaphorize to display complex historical, cultural and everyday features of the picture of the world of the Kyrgyz people. The novelty of the work lies in the systematic analysis of somatic units based on the Epic of Manas, in the distribution of somatisms into groups. As a result of the study, it became clear that the image of “corporeality” is often used in the linguistic picture of the world of an ethnic group. Somatisms are often used as a tool for conceptualizing objects, complex phenomena, cultural characteristics of the Kyrgyz people, etc. Somatisms are widely represented in oral folk art, they are an important element of the lexical richness of the language. This study is devoted to the use of somatisms in the Epic of Manas, revealing their role in the creation of artistic images and folk ideas about various objects and complex phenomena, traditions and culture.

scholarly journals Principles of the compilation of East-Podillia dialects

2021 ◽  
pp. 82-90
Author(s):  
Tetiana Tyshchenko
Keyword(s):  
Native Speakers ◽  
Moral Values ◽  
Moral Culture ◽  
Language Studies ◽  
Historical Progress ◽  
National Memory ◽  
The People ◽  
Language Research

A key role of dialect dictionaries in the preservation of the national memory of the people and national moral values is emphasized in the paper. It has been stated that dialect vocabulary compiled in the dictionary is of great heuristic value, as it expresses a historical progress of the nation in its work, with customs and beliefs, the whole outlook in general, which is why it is a required source for the reconstruction of the ancient condition of a material and moral culture of native speakers. It has been found out that some specialists in dialectology-lexicography mark the registries of dialect words differently (dictionary, short dictionary, lexicon, vocabulary, materials for dictionary, small dictionary, etc.). Ukrainian dialect dictionaries were analyzed as to their completeness of vocabulary presentations, the coverage of dialect areas and some peculiarities of the representation of regional vocabulary in thematic dictionaries which contained the dialects of East Podillia. The purpose and the task of the compilation of the Dictionary of East-Podillia dialects as well as its format/size were defined. Foreign analogs of such creation, in particular Podillia ones, were noticed. The principles of the compilation of a multi-volume edition of the Dictionary of East-Podillia dialects according to the thematic groups were worked out. The importance of the Dictionary of East-Podillia dialects for Ukrainian language studies has been underlined, as it will become a profound source for further language research.

scholarly journals Use of video materials in training Russian language

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 74-80
Author(s):  
Евгения Косицына ◽  
Evgenia Kositsyna ◽  
Ирина Чирич ◽  
Irina V. Chirich
Keyword(s):  
Educational Process ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Video Content ◽  
School Students ◽  
Video Lectures ◽  
The People ◽  
Age Features ◽  
Independent Work ◽  
Practical Recommendations

The subject of this article research is the possibility of using video materials published on the Internet when teaching Russian. The authors pay attention to the fact that in the methodological literature there is a lot of experience with video when learning a foreign language, however, the use of these teaching materials in Russian language lessons is not systematic. The main objective of the teacher in working with video technologies is formulated in the article and it is a control of video perception. It is noted the great role of audiovisual training tools, not only for the formation of auditory competence, but also for the formation of cognitive and communicative ones. The authors of the article give practical recommendations on the integration of video lectures in the educational process at different stages of studying the educational material, including from the age features of schoolchildren on the example of two thematic projects "Videoblog on the subjects of the natural science cycle. Russian Language "and" Language is the Soul of the People ". In particular, authors note that it is advisable to offer video content for work to students who have developed basic skills of independent work. In the opinion of the authors, the use of video lessons at the stage of repetition and generalization of the studied material is especially effective. The article also demonstrates the possibility of using video lectures not only for working with school students in Russian language lessons, elective courses for choice and for holding class hours, but also for students of colleges and universities. The authors offer reproductive, analytical, searching and creative tasks for working with video content, which allow you to diversify the forms of work with students.

scholarly journals Linguocultural connotations of the lexeme “pine tree” in the Russian and Chinese languages

Litera ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 181-188
Author(s):  
Yunuo Sun ◽  
Mikhail Anatolievich Rybakov
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Modeling ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Cultural Conflicts ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
Pine Tree ◽  
The People ◽  
Interdisciplinary Study

The subject of this research is the lexeme “pine tree” with special linguocultural connotations in the mentality of Russians and Chinese. The authors reviews the historical-cultural associative meanings of the lexeme “pine tree” in the Russian and Chinese linguocultures through the analysis of phraseologisms, proverbs, myths, poems and literary works, as well as historical materials, customs and traditions of the two nations. The article employs descriptive, contextual, comparative methods, component analysis, and cognitive modeling. It is demonstrated that “pine tree” makes a positive impression in both linguocultures; its connotations coincide in the meanings of “perseverance” and “longevity”. Although unlike in Chinese linguocultural connotation, in the Russian language, pine tree also symbolizes negative emotions, such as “loneliness”, “sadness”. The novelty of this research lies in comparison of linguocultural connotations of the “pine tree” phytonomen via interdisciplinary study of the results of perception of this object, its concept and image by the Russian and Chinese native speakers. The accumulated materials can be used in teaching comparative lexicology of the Russian  and Chinese languages, teaching Russian language for Chinese students or Chinese language for Russian students, as well as in the development of lectures and textbooks in these disciplines. The conclusion is made that the detailed contrasting study of connotations of the characteristic phytonomen in two different linguocultures contributes to cross-cultural communication, broadens the perspective on value system of the native speakers of different languages, and allows the people learning a foreign language to avoid undesirable language and cultural conflicts in the context of cross-cultural communication.

Listen: First Impressions of the Office

Architects ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 32-36
Author(s):  
Thomas Yarrow
Keyword(s):  
Social Groups ◽  
First Impressions ◽  
Competing Interests ◽  
Working Lives ◽  
The People ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Forms Of Knowledge

Part One Introduces the people, places and routines that constitute the everyday working lives of the nine architects on which the book focuses. The role of the author is described as researcher and interloper. It is suggested these architects' work is centrally about the difficulties and rewards of inhabiting 'spaces between': poised between competing interests, diverse social groups, and forms of knowledge, architects encounter and resolve a series of ethical conundrums, epistemic difficulties and problems from which creative possibilities also flow.

scholarly journals THE LINGUISTIC PICTURE OF THE WORLD BY V.G. KOROLENKO (BASED ON THE WRITER’S STORIES)

2021 ◽  
pp. 64-69
Author(s):  
H. KOZUB
Keyword(s):  
Short Story ◽  
World View ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Historical Method ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
The Russian Language

The research deals with the concept of «world view». The subject matter of this paper is the Russian language picture of the world presented in the V. G. Korolenko’s stories, or more specifically, the study investigates basic peculiarities of the language picture of the world in two stories by V. G. Korolenko, the «Makar’s Dream» and «Without a Language». The article studies the linguistic worldview of the V. G. Korolenko in the context of the evident changing the realities, which are described in his stories. The author shows how the writer’s worldview changed influenced by the political, historic and cultural events of those days.He shows the Siberian land with its vast expanses, fierce winter, its own unique traditions and laws in the short story «Makar’s Dream». We can clearly see and feel this picture of the world thought the language prism, particularly in its bilingualism, in the lifestyle description, customs, characters of the heroes, etc.Another story «Without a Language» offers us an invaluable opportunity to compare Russian and American language picture of the world. The first one was shown by V. G. Korolenko as the homeland with its well-established, traditional way of life and old religion. And at the same time, the author has depicted America with its specific features, which differs from the Russian language picture of the world. According to his point of view, an American language picture of the world has a range of characteristic that differentiates it from the Russian. It has freedom, civilization, faith, and morals. V. G. Korolenko has skillfully used dialogues, descriptions, analyzes of the main characters, the Ukrainian-Russian bilingualism, foreign language inclusions in Russian speech, etc. In addition to this, some typical structures for both languages were found out which show national identity.It has been appealed to special linguistic methods and techniques, including the comparative historical method for comparing the facts of the modern language and the language of V. G. Korolenko, as well as the comparative method for comparing the Russian, Ukrainian, Yakut and English languages.The paper concludes that language is an integral part of the culture of the people, its basic tool of communication and socialization. It must be noted, that the culture is verbalized in the language. Each language is a unique code, which contains culturally marked information.This study proves the idea of the unbreakable link between language and culture. This is, in our opinion, the main value of the given research.

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