SECONDHAND EMBARRASSMENT AND “ISPANSKYI STYD” FROM CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE
SECONDHAND EMBARRASSMENT AND “ISPANSKYI STYD” FROM CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE
Author(s): Viorica LifariSubject(s): Language acquisition, Sociolinguistics, Descriptive linguistics, History and theory of sociology, Applied Sociology, Social Theory, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Politics, Globalization
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: concept; cross-cultural study; intercultural communication; secondhand embarrassment; “ispanskyi styd”;
Summary/Abstract: The research of concepts is a common issue in cross-cultural studies. Recently in the context of the war between Russia and Ukraine the Russian Diaspora from all over the world tries to express their opinion on the created situation as more and more nations worldwide develop a negative attitude towards the Russian and their language. They speak about secondhand embarrassment and “ispanskyi styd” as a feeling they experience. Russian sources insist that the term “ispanskyi styd” (also Spanish shame) used in Russian in the mentioned context is supposed to have entered the Russian language from English in the globalization period. This article is an attempt to clarify the existing terminology in English on the topic and by doing that to identify the role of the concept denoted by the existing expressions among the important cultural values for the Anglophone world. Also the study can help confirm or deny whether the phrase “ispanskyi styd” in Russian has English roots or it has entered Russian via English.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2024
- Issue No: 36
- Page Range: 120-125
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
