The problem of conceptualization of national world picture

The problem of conceptualization of national world picture

  • Submitted By: RitaMargarita
  • Date Submitted: 08/12/2012 3:54 AM
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Contents:

1. Introduction………………………………………………………………..3
2. Concept of the Anglo-Saxon picture of the world………………………...4
2.1. Different points of view on the term “Language World Picture”……….4
2.2. The features of Anglo-Saxon culture…………………………………..13
3. Religious concept in the Anglo-Saxon picture of the world……………..16
3.1. Anglo-Saxon Paganism………………………………………………...16
3.2. Anglo-Saxon Christianity………………………………………………22
4. Anglo-Saxon language world picture in Old English and
Middle English period based on the religious vocabulary…………………..26
5. Conclusion………………………………………………………………...34
6. The list of references………………………………………………………




















1) Introduction
The problem of conceptualization of national world picture with the help of other language cultures attracts interests of many linguists, philologists, philosophers and anthropologies. Necessity to establish the concept of “language world picture” based on religious vocabulary of the Old and Middle English periods can be explained by the necessity to understand the situation of variation existing in this sphere. Moreover, the concept of World Picture can be determined in 2 ways: by the description of inner society and with the help foreign observers. Actuality of research, represented in works of many linguists, connected with the lack of scientific description of language units which expresses the national specificity of nations. Another point of the work is the correlation of Language and Culture. The relationship between language and culture may be viewed from two opposite angles: On the one hand language may be seen as closely associated with a culture: language and culture are seen as inseparable phenomena. On the other hand language may be seen as an instrument of communication that may be used with any subject and anywhere in the world: language and culture are seen as separated phenomena. None of these positions is satisfying. The first one emphasizes that...

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