REPRESENTATION OF THE CONCEPT OF PATRIOTISM IN THE LINGUISTIC CONSCIOUSNESS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Abstract

The article discusses relevance of studying the concept of PATRIOTISM in the students’ linguistic consciousness. The purpose of the research work is to identify components of the concept of PATRIOTISM in the linguistic consciousness of the 1st to 3rd-year students of Financial University. The scientific novelty of the study is expressed in identifying the main lexical components of the concept of PATRIOTISM in the minds of today’s Russian students, namely, the moral and value representations of linguistic objectification, among which the concept under study is the brightest one. The practical significance of the study lies in the fact that the main findings can serve as the material for writing textbooks, teaching university general courses in lexicology, cognitive linguistics, elective courses in applied linguistics, linguistic and cultural studies, conceptual analysis and the development of new methods of patriotic upbringing in the educational process.