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Языковая проекция обратного культурного шока
Language projection of the cultural shock

Author(s): Michaela Pešková, Galina Nikolaevna Bozhkova
Subject(s): Philology
Published by: Česká asociace slavistů
Keywords: cultural shock; image of Russian; image of Czech; imagology; cognitive linguistic

Summary/Abstract: This study analyses the diary notes of Russian studenst as the source of the language projection of the reverse cultural shock. It notes typical and significant lexemes, stylistic and grammatical structures that reflect individual phases of cultural shock as a mental process. He also observes the texts from an intercultural and imagological point of view, summarizes the Czech and Russian auto and heteroimages. Based on the linguistic analysis the author arrives at the conclusion that experiencing of cultural shock, perception of foreign and own culture is highly interpersonal phenomenon.

  • Issue Year: XII/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 19-30
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Russian