LINGUOCULTUROLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF APHORISTICAL EXPRESSIONS FROM THE DIARIES OF KORNEY CHUKOVSKY AND MUSTAY KARIM

Abstract

The article presents a linguocultural analysis of aphoristic expressions. The material is aphoristic units from the texts of the diaries of the Russian writer Korney Chukovsky and the Bashkir folk writer Mustai Karim. The linguistic characteristics of these aphoristic units have been established: expressiveness, authority, memorability, authorship, and the presence of cultural value. Aphoristic expressions show the cultural values of the people, reflect the individual views of writers and form moral qualities in the addressees (readers and listeners). The total number of identified aphorisms from the diary of Mustai Karim is 36 units, of which 12 are analyzed in this article, and 41 aphorisms were identified from the diary of Korney Chukovsky, 5 were studied. The aphoristic expressions of Mustai Karim reflect such cultural and national values as patriotism, honesty, hospitality, respectful attitude, love of freedom, and in the diary of Korney Chukovsky – the character qualities of the Russian people: love of freedom, breadth of the Russian soul, honesty, good nature, tolerance, etc.