CONCEPT “JOY” IN THE LINGUISTIC CONSCIOUSNESS OF ENGLISH, RUSSIAN AND YAKUT SPEAKERS

Abstract

In the article, the subject of the study is the specifics of reflecting the concept of “joy” in the language consciousness of the British, Russians, Yakut, namely, the data of etymological, sensible, translated and synonymous dictionaries to identify the general and specific components of the concept of “joy.” The choice of the concept of “joy” is due to universality and significance not only for representatives of a separate culture, but also for the world community as a whole. Joy is included in the list of fundamental emotions and has such basic characteristics as versatility, recognition, the possibility of verbalization. In the course of the study, we concluded that the British, Russians and Yakut have common features in the perception and understanding of joy, but at the same time they are different, in which the specifics of their culture are displayed.