scholarly journals Axiological density of the linguocultural concept

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 272-287
Author(s):  
Alla Bondarenko ◽  
Tetiana Semashko ◽  
Oksana Moroz
Keyword(s):  
Background Knowledge ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Sensory Experience ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Poetic Discourse ◽  
Cultural Concepts ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Cultural Concept ◽  
Representation Of Knowledge

The article is devoted to determining the factors of axiological features of cognitive forms. The main approaches related to the evaluation specification of linguistic and cultural concepts (structural and semantic) are outlined and analyzed. It is explained that the structural features of the linguo-cultural concept (historical and actual layers, domains and modular parts, nuclear and near-nuclear zone) determine its axiological features. The structure of the representation of knowledge is evaluative specified by the characteristics of its name (internal form, in equivalence, denotation and connotation, etc.). It is argued that the axiological characteristics of the concept are determined by external factors: belonging to one or different cultures, a particular subculture, the amount of collective historical, subjective emotional, and concrete-sensory experience, position on other concepts, rooted in the system of background knowledge, carrier mentality, stereotypes, as well as subjects of material and spiritual culture, etc. The term “axiological density of linguistic and cultural concept” was introduced into scientific circulation and an algorithm for its definition was proposed with the help of an integrative approach. Based on this algorithm, the modal (axiological) component of the linguistic and cultural concept of “time” in the poetic discourse of the 20th-21st centuries is analyzed.

scholarly journals Methodology of lexical-conceptual and semantic analysis of the linguistic and extralinguistic spheres of different cultures in the framework of linguistic-conceptual and comparative studies

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 116-129
Author(s):  
Tatyana A. Chubur
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Semantic Space ◽  
Cultural Concepts ◽  
Conceptual Semantic ◽  
Contrastive Linguistics ◽  
The Comparative Study ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Cultural Linguistics ◽  
Cultural Concept

The article considers the issues of further development of the methodological base of comparative linguistic-conceptual studies, contrastive linguistics and lexicography. It describes and illustrates an integrated, comprehensive and holistic methodology of the lexical-conceptual-semantic analysis of one culturally significant fragment of the semantic space of English and Russian represented in this study by the cultural concept КУЛЬТУРНЫЙ ЧЕЛОВЕК / CULTURED PERSON. This analysis is presented in the form of a complete algorithm for the comparative study of the chosen national conceptual spheres (known in Russian Cultural Linguistics as conceptospheres). The algorithm includes a sequence of about 25 “steps” aimed to reveal step by step all the convergent and divergent characteristics of the lexical units that name the cultural concepts under study.

Cultural concepts of the person and mental health in Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lonzozou Kpanake
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Life Experience ◽  
Normal Person ◽  
Cultural Concepts ◽  
The Family ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Cultural Concept

People in different cultures have different concepts of the person that underlie self-understanding and self-representation. These concepts influence many aspects of individuals’ life experience, including illness and expectations toward recovery. Psychotherapies aim to promote adaptive change in experience and behavior. This goal is embedded in a social and cultural context that promotes or sanctions a particular notion of personhood. If every system of psychotherapy depends on implicit models of personhood, which varies cross-culturally, then the goals and methods of therapeutic change must consider the cultural concept of the person. This paper reviews cultural concepts of the person in relation to communal values, practices, and systems of thought observed across many African cultural contexts. It presents a practical framework that can inform therapists working with African clients. Many African cultures promote a relational-oriented personhood, in which an individual manifests his or her personhood through connections to three distinct forms of agency: (a) spiritual agency, including God, ancestors, and spirits that influence the person; (b) social agency, including the family, the clan, and the community, with extension to humanity; and (c) self-agency, which is responsible for the person’s inner experience. This distinctive form of personhood underlies concepts of the “normal” person, understandings of mental illness, help-seeking behavior, and clients’ needs and expectations. Implications of this cultural concept of the person for psychotherapy with African clients are discussed.

scholarly journals Ceramics as the conveyance of art

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 133-139
Author(s):  
Olcay Boratav
Keyword(s):  
Time Perspective ◽  
Background Knowledge ◽  
Original Structure ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Art Form ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Different Shapes ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Greek Pottery ◽  
Shed Light

AbstractThe concept of art has varied according to space and time perspective in each and every period and it has emerged in different forms in every culture. Artists or designers produce a wide range of forms with different materials representing the period and culture while creating their ceramics. Ceramics symbolizes a thousand-year-old endeavor as well as being considered as one of the arts. It has shed light on the history in different shapes and cultures in addition to undertaking the task of conveyance of art with original structure and formal style in the works of art. Ceramics makes identity differences thanks to background knowledge, form and decorative techniques and originality. Art is not for society’s sake; it aims to relieve the tension, to satisfy pleasure, to enable people to see and hear, to use and to evaluate. Different cultures have generated new styles in their ceramics by integrating creativity into their own traditions and techniques as well as interacting with Mayan vases and pots, Greek pottery, Anatolian ceramics and tiles. Some of these impacts have been so profound in ceramics that they have been passed on from generation to generation.This paper seeks to address to the following questions: How was ceramics used in different cultures and periods with composition features such as form, decoration, motif and figure; and how has it undertaken the task of conveyance of art by investigating what features they have. Keywords: ceramics, art, conveyance of art, form, figure.

scholarly journals Peculiarities of Etymology and Lexical Structure of English Brand Names of Dishes

2020 ◽  
pp. 128-140
Author(s):  
Catherine Lyssenko
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Special Kind ◽  
Brand Names ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Intercultural Relations ◽  
Cultural Concepts ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Cultural Concept

The article considers such aspects of modern English vocabulary as the names of culinary dishes, food consumption and the history of their names. In modern conditions of intercultural communication the formation, strengthening of intercultural relations, specific features of each language come to the fore. Food itself is one of the main manifestations of cultural relationships today. That is why the study of various aspects of gastronomic discourse, which are influenced by different national cuisines in our rapidly changing modern world, is gaining new impetus. Under the gastronomic discourse in our work we understand a special kind of verbal and social discourse, the purpose of which is to achieve a certain type of communication. It is a piece of text or language related to the eating process in which the participants are considered, the conditions, the ways of communication, the environment in which the conversation takes place. In modern conditions of intercultural communication, the formation, strengthening of intercultural relations, specific features of each gastronomic preference have been formed over the centuries, and, of course, features such as geographical location, climate, religion, traditions and foundations, as well as economic factors could not affect them. . It is often enough to just look at what a person eats to determine where he comes from, what beliefs he has and what lifestyle he leads. It is known that the linguistic personality exists in a certain culture and has basic values – cultural concepts. The concepts that exist in the collective consciousness are essential for both the individual and for collective cultural identity in general. The problem of defining the concept of "food" as a cultural concept in modern language theory in the 21st century is of great interest to linguists and linguistic and cultural scientists. This concept in linguistic culture is one of the least studied and defined, although its meanings and cultural values are quite high. The food and cuisine of any nation are integral to the language and are reflected in its vocabulary. In the system of national values, the cultural concept of "food" occupies one of the key places. This phenomenon can be viewed from different angles.

scholarly journals What do we have in common; what makes us different? The stereotype of home/house in Polish, Serbian, and Russian

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Dorota Pazio-Wlazłowska ◽  
Ivana Lazić-Konjik ◽  
Stana Ristić
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Base ◽  
Specific Content ◽  
Common Features ◽  
Cultural Concepts ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
Common Base ◽  
Functional Value ◽  
Sense Of Security ◽  
The Common ◽  
Cultural Concept

The artricle compares the concept of home/house in Polish, Serbian, and Russian. It is a continuation of research carried out by the authors within the EUROJOS project and the volume on home/house of the Axiological Lexicon of Slavs and their Neighbours. The analysis aims to identify the common conceptual base, as well as the culture-specific aspects that distinguish each of the languacultures under scrutiny. The relevant cultural concepts in the three languacultures share a common base image but are distinguished through their culture-specific characteristics. That base is universal: rather than being limited to the Slavic context, it can be found in other languages, sometimes very distant ones. In Polish, Serbian, and Russian, home is above all viewed as a non-material, social, and functional value, as a community of people that share it, one that provides the sense of security and unconditional acceptance. Common features are also found in the network of relationships triggered by each cultural concept in question, such as the notion of family. The culture-specific content, in turn, derives from different historical and cultural conditions: those contribute to the peculiarities of the Polish patriotic manor, the Serbian Kosovo, or the Russian communal apartments. These specific cultural concepts reflect changes in the culture, mentality, and worldview in each languaculture.

Ataques de Nervios

2016 ◽  
pp. 242-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Lewis-Fernández ◽  
Irene López
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rican ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Ataque De Nervios ◽  
Cultural Concepts ◽  
Response To Stress ◽  
Cultural Concepts Of Distress ◽  
Normative Response ◽  
Severe Psychopathology ◽  
Cultural Concept

Ataque de nervios has been studied for half a century, and is one of the best assessed cultural concepts of distress. Ataques were initially studied in Puerto Rican, Dominican, and Cuban samples by Latino researchers and anthropologists. Research indicates that ataques typically occur immediately after, or within a day of, a significant stressor. The characteristic symptoms of an ataque can be quite dramatic, and include emotional and physical symptoms along with displays of aggression and alterations in consciousness. In addition, 7%–14% of ataques result in suicide attempts. The chapter discusses this cultural concept of distress common among Latinos and shows how its relationship with psychopathology can vary depending upon the context, and can range from a normative response to stress to a marker of severe psychopathology.

Understanding the cultural concept of “highly sensitive person” among bipolar patients

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S514-S514
Author(s):  
M. Ioannou ◽  
M. Dellepiane ◽  
S. Olsson ◽  
S. Steingrimsson
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Emotional Reactivity ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Cultural Concepts ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Cultural Concepts Of Distress ◽  
Bipolar Patients ◽  
Cultural Concept ◽  
Sensitive Person

IntroductionThe concept of “highly sensitive person” is a cultural concept, which has become popular in western societies including Sweden. A highly sensitive person (HSP) is usually described as having hypersensitivity to external stimuli, different cognitive processing and high emotional reactivity. Although the concept lacks diagnostic validity, psychiatric patients may refer to this concept.AimsTo examine the feasibility of the Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI) and the clinical relevance of cultural concepts of distress among patients with bipolar disorder that report being a HSP.MethodsA case series of three patients with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder that report HSP. The CFI was conducted with all patients and the applicability of the DSM-5 cultural concepts of distress tested.ResultsIn all three cases, the CFI facilitated the clinical consultation as reported from the patients and in one of the cases also increased the treatment engagement. The HSP-concept could be conceptualized as a cultural syndrome, idiom of distress and as an explanatory model.ConclusionThe CFI and the cultural concepts of distress proved to be useful for understanding the concept of HSP as also they increased the cultural validity of the diagnostic interview. The three cases illustrate the challenges when encountering patients with other cultural references than clinicians. This highlights the necessity to integrate anthropological thinking in our current diagnostic work in order to reduce the “category fallacy” and promote a more person-centered approach in psychiatry.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals THE CONSTRUCTIVE NATURE OF THE STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF THE BUSINESS STRATEGY OF ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBALIZATION

2021 ◽  
pp. 43-45
Author(s):  
А.І. Пляскіна
Keyword(s):  
Complex System ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Enterprise Development ◽  
Economic Stability ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
Optimal Decisions ◽  
The Face

The article presents a comprehensive methodology for the formation of a business strategy for the development of an enterprise, which makes it possible to increase its economic stability in the face of changes in the parameters of the functioning environment. It has been established that ensuring the competitiveness of an enterprise should be based on alternative options for its development, depending on the influence of external factors and the level of risk when focusing on one or another variant of the production and economic activity of the enterprise. Each enterprise is a complex system of interacting elements. Models of strategic management of the enterprise at a choice of strategy are analysed. Building principles and methods of analysis, modelling and management of economic risk is of great importance for making optimal decisions in conditions of uncertainty and conflict in solving certain economic problems, including the formation of business strategy for enterprise development.

Struggling Against Suicide

Crisis ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego De Leo
Keyword(s):  
Age Differences ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Considerable Effect ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Gender And Age Differences ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

Summary: Transcultural comparisons would be beneficial for both our understanding of suicide phenomena and the setting up of preventative strategies. Changes in attitude throughout history, gender and age differences, socio-economic factors, influence of race and ethnicity, and the impact of religion are among the aspects mentioned in this article. All of them can actually have a considerable effect on suicide rates, and all of them should be taken into account when interpreting suicide trends and designing antisuicide strategies. In fact, both risk and protective factors may vary remarkably in different cultures. The need for an integrative approach is evident today more than ever, and this fact calls for more concerted and coordinated, multidisciplinary approaches to suicide prevention.

On the Principles and Postulates of Cultural Linguistics (as Exemplified by a Definition of WORK)

Tertium ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerzy Bartmiński
Keyword(s):  
Research Network ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Cultural Concepts ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Cultural Linguistics ◽  
Interpretive Perspective ◽  
Cultural Concept

The study consists of four parts. The first part is devoted to the beginnings of culturallinguistics in Poland, connected with the Wrocław-based programme for research on Polishnational culture, the emergence of the “Language and Culture” research network (and apublication series with the same title), and the launch of the Lublin-based journal“Etnolingwistyka” in 1988. The second part contains examples of linguistic facts being viewedin cultural perspective, with a special role of the lexicon as the “mirror of culture”. Part threepresents a repertoire of seven conceptual constructs proposed in Lublin cognitiveethnolinguistics (linguistic worldview, stereotypes as cultural concepts, cognitive definition,viewpoint and interpretive perspective, profiling of base images, values, and the experiencing,conceptualizing, and speaking subject). Finally, the fourth part illustrates the application ofthis theoretical framework in an analysis of the Polish cultural concept of PRACA ‘work’.

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