Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Image of Siberia and Siberians in English: Linguistic Interpretation of Axiological Meanings

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2021 14 (4)
Authors
Muchkina, Ekaterina S.; Bitner, Marina A.
Contact information
Muchkina, Ekaterina S.: Siberian Federal University Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation; ; ORCID: 0000-0002-7173-0583; Bitner, Marina A.: Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University named after V.P. Astafiev Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation
Keywords
Siberia; Siberian; ethnonym; toponym; xenonym; cultural heritage; axiological meaning
Abstract

Languages reveal different value systems represented in linguistic signs. Linguistic signs are full of hidden meanings and implications that need paying attention to in the process of translation into another culture. While interpreting intangible cultural heritage one should consider the differences in the value systems. The article deals with the representation of the regional culture of Siberia in the space of the English language. It is stated that values can be studied via interpreting axiological statements with metaphors and comparative constructions, similes and epithets referring to the toponyms and ethnonyms under study. Such contexts demonstrate the results of axiological interpretation of linguistic units and reveal attitudinal meanings and stereotypes. The authors identify a number of characteristics inherent to the stereotypical image of Siberia in English

Pages
459–465
DOI
10.17516/1997-1370-0733
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/141246

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