CONCEPTUALIZA TION OF THE AIR IN THE RUSSIAN LINGUISTIC PICTURE OF THE WORLD

Abstract

The article examines the conceptualization of the linguistic picture of the world, specifically presenting the unique linguistic expression of the concept AIR. The objective of the article is to study the linguistic expression of the archetypal concept AIR and to identify the core (conceptual part) and perinuclear zone (cultural layer) in the modern linguistic picture of the world. The material for this study is entries from explanatory, etymological, and phraseological dictionaries containing lexical units of the concept under study. The informative aspect of this article presents data regarding the evolution of views on the elements of nature, from mythological, religious, and philosophical worldviews to modern interpretations. It is revealed that the conceptual part of the archetypal concept AIR consists of the semantic sphere of AIR AS A NATURAL PHENOMENON. The archetypal semantic content of the concept AIR includes the cultural components of mental space: AIR AS A LIVING BEING, AIR AS A SACRED SPHERE, AIR AS LIFE, AIR AS TIME.