The image of the father as part of the language picture of the child’s world

Bykova N. N.

The article discusses the linguistic representation of the image of the father in Russian fiction of the XX century, revealing the theme of childhood. The role of the father in the formation of the worldview of the child, his linguistic picture of the world is analyzed. Children's picture of the world is the basis for the formation of a picture of the world of an adult. In this regard, it is important to trace the manifestation of masculinity in it, which is greatly facilitated by the child’s communication with his father. When describing linguistic units, the method of dictionary definitions, contextual analysis is used. The material for the study was the text of the autobiographical novel by I.S.Shmelyov «The Summer of the Lord».

Keywords:language picture of the world, autobiographical story, childhood, child, father image