scholarly journals Cognitive Substrate of Linguistic Thinking: The Semiotic Aspect

2020 ◽  
pp. 74-77
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Vladimirovna Savitskaya ◽  
Vladimir Mikhailovich Savitskij

The article is devoted to a description of cognitive attitude complexes that underlie linguistic thinking and function in the form of cultural codes. Such complexes form a cognitive substrate of linguistic thinking. It has ethnocultural and ethnolinguistic specificity. Research methods: analysis, comparison, descriptive method, interlinguistic comparison of mercantilist and military cultural codes on the basis of English and Russian linguocultural materials. Research results. It is outlined that the cognitive substrate of the linguistic thinking performs the function of modelling reality, acting as a complex of cultural codes. It is shown that the codes used by a person in his / her linguistic thinking are divided into internal and external ones. Internal codes are spiritually close to their user; he / she forms thoughts in them, and as for external codes, he / she only verbally formulates thoughts, translates them from internal to external code. Among the internal codes, there is a cultural code that is closest to the person because of his / her state, occupation, etc. It is concluded that the person views the surrounding world through the prism of the most familiar sphere of life, making it a model of the world and a cultural code.

Author(s):  
Marina V. Rumyantseva

The last several decades saw the growing relevance of studying culture through language because latter provides researchers with information about the world and a person’s place within it. All these different manifestations of human culture, reflected and fixed in the language, are studied by linguoculturology. This article explores the linguocultural manifestations of different yet interrelated ethnic groups — Russian and Kazakh. The purpose of this study was to describe the inner world of a person, his or her feelings and emotions in the process of linguocultural analysis of cultural codes by which this world is represented. The study was performed on the material of fictitious texts of Russian and Kazakh authors. The author defines the notion “cultural code” and analyzes figurative (metaphoric) com­parisons, which, along with metaphor and metonymy, are one of the ways to create a secondary world. The components of the figurative comparison belong to different orders, while the ability of human consciousness to correlate phenomena from different spheres of the surrounding world lies at the heart of the system of cultural codes. The results show that the main cultural codes arising in the Russian and Kazakh fiction in describing the inner world of homo, belong to natural and biomorphic codes. The author concludes that the presence of natural tokens and biomorphic cultural tokens in comparisons of human feelings and emotions reflect the archetypal ideas of people about nature. This means that in the consciousness of a modern person there is still an inextricable link between the substances “the inner world of human” and “nature”. The inner world is an integral part of the nature, which is reflected in the language and culture.


2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 199
Author(s):  
Irham Yuwanamu

<p>Artikel<strong> </strong>ini<strong> </strong>berupaya menjelaskan terkait dengan Islam faktual sebagai keniscayaan yang terjadi kepada umat Islam. Bahwasanya Islam faktual merupakan bentuk keberagamaan umat muslim di dunia yang dapat dipengaruhi oleh latar sosial dan budaya masyarakat. Islam faktual dapat terjadi perbedaan di antara umat muslim yang satu dengan yang lainnya. Dalam artikel ini Islam faktual yang menjadi kajian adalah Islam Indonesia. Pertanyaan yang ingin dijawab adalah bagaimana karakter dan tipologi Islam Indonesia? Kesimpulan yang ditemukannya, bahwa karakter Islam Indonesia adalah <em>wasatiyah</em> dan tipologinya adalah akomodatif dengan sosio-kultur di masyarakat. Kemudian tipologi yang dikemukakan oleh Clifford Geertz dalam hal ini sudah tidak relevan lagi, khususnya untuk menggambarkan Islam Jawa sebagai contoh Islam Indonesia. Selanjutnya era kontemporer ini Islam Indonesia sebagian kecil mengalami pergeseran orientasi ke arah Islam transnasional, yakni Islam yang <em>bermanhaj</em> <em>salafi</em>. Artikel ini merupakan sebuah kajian literatur yang menggunakan bahan-bahan hasil penelitian terkait dengan tema yang menjadi objek kajian. </p><p> </p><p>This article efforts to explain the associated with Islam factual as a necessity that happened to the Muslims. That Islam factual is a form of religious Muslims in the world who could be affected by the social and cultural background. Islam factual can occur differences between Muslims with each other. In this article the Islam factual  become to be studied is Islam Indonesian. Questions to be answered is how the characters and the typology of Indonesian Islam? The conclusion that the discovery, that the character of Islam Indonesian is wasatiyah and typology is accommodating to the socio-culture in society. Then typology proposed by Clifford Geertz in this case was no longer relevant, particularly to describe Islam Java as an example. Furthermore, this contemporary era Islam Indonesian in part experienced a shift in orientation toward transnational Islam, namely that Islam salafi manhaj. This article is a literature review using materials research results related to the theme that became the object of study.</p>


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 118-126
Author(s):  
Wang Xiao Yu ◽  

Introduction. The great creativity of the myth itself provides a specific way for literature to develop plots and express themes. As a special way of thinking, mythical thinking has become an important component of the writer's creative psychology, and the narrative language of myths is metaphorical and vivid. This article studies the mythical thinking and rational spirit reflected the works of the modern writers who use ancient myths in their writing. Special attention should be paid to Lu Xun's “Old Tales Retold”, a unique collection of novels. It helps to explore why Lu Xun has a special liking for ancient myths, and how he gave myths new content, form, meaning and function. Material and methods. Based on the existing research results, this article attempts to use comparative research, narratology, and diachronic research methods, combined with the relevant theories of well-known literary theorists, literary critics, and mythologists to explore the usage of ancient myths in the “Old Tales Retold”. The works undergo in-depth analysis and detailed description. Results and discussions


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 442-447

Research relevance: the concept we are studying “ata-ene” (parents) is based on the world outlook and views of the Kyrgyz nationality, within the framework of which the concepts contained in proverbs, sayings and catchphrases are analyzed as components like “ata” (father), “ene” (mother), “uul” (son), “kyz” (daughter), “ezhe” (elder sister), “siadi” (younger sister), “aha” (older brother ), “ini ”(younger brother), “zhege” (aunt, daughter-in-law), which reflect the level of world outlook and the linguistic picture of the world of the Kyrgyz people within the concept of “uy-bulo” (family). Research purpose is study and analysis of concept “ata-ene” (parents) in proverbs and sayings. Research methods: analysis of the concept based on the world outlook and views of the Kyrgyz nationality in proverbs, sayings and catchphrases. Research results can be used: in the practice and in teaching the course of comparative typology, lexicology of the Russian, Kyrgyz and English languages, as well as in teaching Russian, Kyrgyz and English on a linguocultural basis, both in foreign and national audiences. Conclusions: in the above proverbs, explicit and implicit meanings are interdependent.


Author(s):  
Людмила Санжибоевна Дампилова ◽  
Надежда Романовна Ойноткинова

В данной статье рассматривается в семантическом контексте с обрядовым действом лексика в сибирских тюркских и монгольских языках, связанная с культом гор, земли и воды. Основными языками исследования являются алтайский, бурятский и якутский с привлечением монгольских, хакасских, тувинских параллелей. У тюрко-монгольских народов прослеживаются общие принципы организации сакрального пространства, концептуально схожие ритуальные действа в коллективном обряде, посвященном духам-хозяевам местности, присутствуют универсальные атрибуты и символы, характерные для шаманизма и буддизма. Впервые проведен сопоставительный анализ лексем, семантики и символики слов, связанных с обрядовыми действами и сопровождающий их вербальный контекст. Целью работы является выявление сохранности, распространения и трансформации культурных универсалий, имеющих вербальное выражение. Актуальным представляется исследование древнейших культурных кодов, сохранившихся в предметной и акциональной сферах обрядности. Понятие культурного кода в изучении обрядности позволит получить ключ к пониманию культурной картины мира и расшифровать глубинный смысл составных частей обряда (смыслов, знаков, символов, норм и т. д.). В итоге констатируем, что некогда существовала единая тюрко-монгольская традиция шаманизма, имевшая общую культурно знаковую систему, что подтверждается лексическим материалом и их обрядовым контекстом. Рассмотренные два основных ритуала жертвоприношения (кровавые и бескровные) доказывают как древние связи, так устойчивую универсальную последовательность и сохранность акциональных кодов в обрядовом событии монгольских и тюркских народов Сибири. Выявлено, что ключевые лексемы, используемые в предметном коде, имеют универсальную семантическую нагрузку в обрядовом событии. Лексические соответствия и схожие ритуальные предметы и действа, скорее всего, доказывают восхождение обряда к единым корням с последующими региональными и временными трансформациями. Установлено, что одинаковые атрибуты ритуала со схожим или разным лексическим обозначением являются архетипами, отражающими общие культурные коды тюркских народов Сибири и монгольских этносов. The authors consider the vocabulary of Siberian Turkic and Mongolian languages, related to the cult of mountains, land and water in a semantic context with the ritual action. The main languages of the study are Altai, Buryat and Yakut with the involvement of Mongolian, Khakas, and Tuvan parallels. In rites of Turkic-Mongolian people devoted to the host spirits of the area, the general principles of the organization of the sacred space, conceptually similar ritual actions are traced. There are universal attributes and symbols which are illustratory of shamanism and Buddhism. For the first time, a comparative analysis of lexemes, semantics and symbolism of words related to ritual actions and accompanying their verbal context was carried out. The purpose of the work is identifying the preservation, dissemination and transformation of cultural universals with verbal expression. A study of the oldest cultural codes preserved in the subject and actional spheres of rite seems relevant. The concept of a cultural code in the study of rite will provide a key to understanding the cultural picture of the world and allows deciphering the deep meaning of the components of the rite (meanings, signs, symbols, norms, etc.). As a result, we state that there was once a united Turkic-Mongolian tradition of shamanism, which had a common culturally significant system. It is confirmed by lexical material and their ritual context. The considered two main rituals of sacrifice (bloody and bloodless) prove both ancient ties and a stable universal sequence and the preservation of national codes in the ritual event of the Mongolian and Turkic peoples of Siberia. It is revealed that the key lexemes used in the subject code have a universal semantics in the ritual event. Lexical correspondences and similar ritual objects and actions most likely prove the ascension of the rite to single roots with subsequent regional and temporary transformations. It was established that the same attributes of the ritual with a similar or different lexical designation are archetypes reflecting the general cultural codes of the Turkic peoples of Siberia and Mongolian ethnic groups.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-252
Author(s):  
Natalya Davidko

The article studies the role and functions of organic archetypal patterns based on the concept of the Tree in literary texts, to which it brings a rich variety of emotive and cultural associations. Being ontologically and epistemologically grounded in the surrounding ecosystems, organic archetypal patterns as a mode of figural modeling run through genres of different epochs and inform their content with a naturalized view of themes, motifs, and situations, which make up the fabric of a work of fiction. Literary figures of this type have their roots in mythological consciousness that at a certain level of human development was instrumental in the categorization of the world and construction of cultural codes as objectivized forms of sensory perception, as pre-discursive human cognitive activity; they have retained till today the symbolic potency of those mythic structures and religious conceptions, often hidden from an uneducated mind. We hypothesize that archetypal patterns forming meaningful connections of language with myth, religion, and art, are used by authors to ensure an integrated understanding of a particular literary piece or its part. Keywords: archetypal pattern, mythological consciousness, ecosystem, cultural code


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-73
Author(s):  
David Ming

Suffering is a legacy of the existence of the world of souls [humans] living on earth. Suffering is not imagination, not some nightmare, on the contrary is real, actual, but not academic. Suffering comes when humans are born. Humans cannot escape suffering. Suffering comes from various angles of life. Suffering comes from a broken relationship with God. Starting from the failure of Adam and Eve's relationship with God, humans began to feel suffering. Humans cannot resist the suffering they experience. The purpose of this study is to determine the cause of human suffering and its consequences, and how to overcome suffering. The author uses a descriptive method of literature and research results as follows: first, mercy is the perfect character of the deity of God. God's mercy from eternal to eternal until humans are afraid of God. Kindness is the essence of the quality of divinity, but God shows mercy on an ongoing basis through His sovereign will. Second, the source of God's mercy. The source of God's mercy is God's goodness and love expressed mysteriously. God's mercy is stated to guide someone to live righteously. People who receive God's mercy are living in godly living conditions and they need God's protection or care. Third, God's mercy cannot be stopped by humans. Instead humans can be made to not understand by God. God is free to act surprisingly, correcting human deviation. God is free to allow the test of Satan and not to tell anyone about it that was tested. God is also free to regulate  


Author(s):  
В.И. Дьякова ◽  
Д.Н. Гальцова

В статье рассматриваются принципы номинации синонимических соответствий в составе метеорологической лексики воронежских говоров. Данная тематическая группа на материале указанной диалектной макросистемы ранее не была изучена специально, что говорит о необходимости исследования этого пласта лексики. В работе анализируются собранные авторами лексические единицы, строятся пары и ряды синонимических соответствий, проводится их систематизация, выделяются лексико-семантические группы, выявляются мотивировочные признаки и принципы номинации каждого слова в синонимическом ряду. Методами исследования являются метод сплошной выборки, полевой метод, предполагающий непосредственное общение с носителями говора, метод моделирования фрагментов макросистемы, описательный метод, а также метод этимологического анализа. Авторами определяются частотные принципы номинации, объясняются основания такого наименования, рассматриваются особенности восприятия мира коллективом диалектоносителей. В статье описываются метафорические и метонимические переносы в метеорологической лексике, подтверждающие образное мышление информантов. В ходе исследования отмечаются затруднения, возникающие при определении мотивированности лексем вследствие древности выявленных корней. Выделяются самые многочисленные ряды синонимических соответствий, делается вывод о причинах большого количества лексических единиц в данных синонимических рядах. В заключение говорится об особенностях отражения в синонимических соответствиях детализации названий сходных объектов и явлений по каким-либо признакам, воспринимаемым диалектоносителям как важные, а также рассматриваются особенности функционирования выявленных лексем в воронежских говорах. The article discusses the principles of the nomination of synonymous correspondences in the meteorological vocabulary of Voronezh dialects. This thematic group on the example of the material of the specified dialectal macrosystem has not been previously studied specifically. This fact indicates the necessity to study this segment of vocabulary. The work analyzes the lexical units collected by the authors, constructs pairs and series of synonymous correspondences, organizes them, identifies lexical and semantic groups, identifies the motivational features and principles of the nomination of each word in the synonymous series. The research methods are the method of continuous sampling, “the field” method, involving direct communication with the speakers of the dialect, the method of modeling fragments of the macrosystem, the descriptive method, and the method of etymological analysis. The authors define the frequently used principles of the nomination, explain the grounds for such a nomination, and consider the peculiarities of the perception of the world by a group of dialect speakers. The article describes metaphorical and metonymic transferences in meteorological vocabulary, confirming the image thinking of the informants. In the course of the study, difficulties that arise in determining the motivation of lexemes due to the antiquity of the identified roots are noted. The most numerous series of synonymous correspondences are highlighted, a conclusion is made about the reasons for the large number of lexical units in these synonymous series. In conclusion, it is discussed the features of the reflection in synonymous correspondences of the detailisation of names of similar objects and phenomena by some signs that seem important to dialect speakers. Also it is considered the features of the functioning of the identified lexemes in the Voronezh dialects.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-153
Author(s):  
Yulsafli Yulsafli

This study is entitled "Cultural Code in the Aceh Community Fable". The formulation of the problem in this research is how is the cultural code in the Acehnese fable? To describe the cultural code in the Acehnese fable. The benefit of this research for the researchers themselves is that they can add insight into the literary codes contained in the Acehnese fable and as an input in studying and studying literature, especially fables. Sources of research data are the Acehnese fable, namely (1) Shearing Abang Gajah (Gayo), and (2) Carito Sang Nago Jo Tuanku Tapa (Jamee), (3) Origin of Monkeys (Simeulue), and (4) White Buffalo (Buffalo) ( Simeulue), and (5) Palandok (The Mouse Deer). The method used in this research is descriptive method. The data collection technique used in this study is the documentation technique. The data in this study were obtained from the book Collection of Oral Literature by Budiman Sulaiman in the 2000 issue. Based on the data processing and analysis, it was concluded that in the five fables analyzed there were various cultural codes, namely icons, symbols and indexes. An icon is a physical object (two or three dimensions) that resembles what it represents, a symbol is something or a condition that leads the subject's understanding of the object, while an index is a sign that is present sociatively due to the presence of a fixed characteristic reference relationship. Cultural codes in the Acehnese fable are very important, especially in shaping the character of children. Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan kode budaya dalam masyarakat Aceh. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif.Teknik pengumpulan data yang dilakukan dalam penelitian ini adalah teknik dokumentasi.Data penelitian ini bersumber dari buku Kumpulan Fabel Masyarakat Acehyang ditulis oleh Budiman Sulaiman. Fabel yang dipilih berjumlah lima judul yang terdapat di Aceh, yaitu (1) Geser Geser Abang Gajah (Gayo), dan (2) Carito Sang Nago Jo Tuanku Tapa (Jamee), (3) Asal Mula Monyet (Simeulue), dan (4) Kerbau Putih (Simeulue), dan (5) Palandok (Si Kancil).Berdasarkan pengolahan dan analisis data diperoleh simpulan bahwa dalam dalam kelima fabel yang dianalisis tersebut terdapat bermacam-macam kode budaya, yaitu ikon, simbol, dan indeks.Ikon adalah sesuatu benda fisik yang menyerupai apa yang dipresentasikannya, simbol adalah sesuatu hal atau keadaan yang memimpin pemahaman si subjek kepada objek, sedangkan indeks adalah tanda yang hadir secara asosiatif akibat terdapatnya hubungan ciri acuan yang sifatnya tetap.Kode budaya dalam fabel masyarakat Aceh sangat bermanfaat dalam membentuk karakter anak baik sebagai individu, sebagai warga masyarakat, dan sebagai warga negara yang baik. Kata Kunci : Kode, Budaya, Fabel


Author(s):  
O.V. Domnich

The article deals with the problem of the cultural code, typology of cultural codes and the nation- al-cultural code in the paradigm of modern linguistic studies. The definitions of these concepts are clarified and the significance of the national-cultural code research for such a multinational language phenomenon as the English language is substantiated. The study of the national-cultural code is deter- mined by the following reasons: the analysis of the formation and manifestation of national-cultural codes as the main representatives of the conceptual and national-specific worldview in the minds of polynational English speakers in various lingual areas of the world (such as North American, Australian-New Zealand, Asian and South African lingual and cultural areas), as well as the study of the problem of the correlation of universal characteristics with unique features (namely national-specific ones) in lingual and conceptual representation of the world in the discursive practices of representatives of various national-linguistic-cultural communities in the system of polynational multi-variety lingual phenomenon – the English language.


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