Образ леса в языковой картине мира (на материале русского и польского языков)
THE IMAGE OF THE FOREST IN THE LINGUISTIC PICTURE OF THE WORLD (ON THE BASIS OF POLISH AND RUSSIAN)

Summary/Abstract: This article is devoted to the basic theme „The ways of expressing the picture of the worldin language”. In modern research, the usage of the expressions “the world image” and “pictureof the world” is very urgent and topical. Language is closely connected with thinking, though isnot identical with it. Each language has its own way of the expression of surrounding reality whichis expressed in general national and specific systems of views for all its speakers. This leads tothe formation of the unique national linguistic picture of the world, common for the wholecommunity.The word “forest” occupies an important place in our consciousness; it implements a genericmeaning of “nature” and has similar meanings in Russian and Polish linguistic pictures of the world.There exist some meanings of this word in Russian and Polish: a terrain overgrown with trees,a certain living creature, and construction material. Thus the word “forest” has an identical combinabilityin the related languages.

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