The concept “life / zhizn’ / dahar” in English, Russian and Chechen
https://doi.org/10.31143/2542-212X-2025-3-458-479
EDN: XGWSEQ
Abstract
This article aims to describe the concept “LIFE/ZHIZN’/DAHAR” in English, Russian and Chechen linguocultures. The practical material helped to examine the concept of LIFE in the three cultures and to conduct a comparative analysis based on selected phraseological units of English, Russian and Chechen with the content of the LIFE/ZHIZN’/DAHAR semantic field.
The analysis shows that English, Russian and Chechen national perceptions of the concept are similar, with only slight differences. The differences in the perception of the concept of life are justified by the national peculiarities of these ethnic groups: their way of life, worldview, culture and value assessment of the world. From the period of origin to the modern use of this concept in the languages under consideration, one can observe their similar origin and development, as well as the ways of its use
About the Author
Seda I. Tasueva
Chechen State Pedagogical University; Kadyrov Chechen State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor
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Tasueva S.I. The concept “life / zhizn’ / dahar” in English, Russian and Chechen. Kavkazologiya. 2025;(3):458-479. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31143/2542-212X-2025-3-458-479. EDN: XGWSEQ
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