Parts of the day in Spanish linguoculture: composition and evolution of the concept mañana

Popova Evgeniya Andreevna

The article deals with the semantic peculiarities of the Spanish lexeme la mañana, which describes a certain part of the day, with their development and actualization in different contexts. Based on the material of dictionaries and discourse, the article reveals culturally-bound features of the Spanish temporal picture of the world. Particular attention is paid to the Spanish speakers’ perception of certain periods within the daily circle. The purpose of the analysis is to prevent possible communication difficulties associated with mastering Spanish vocabulary of time by native speakers of the Russian language.

Keywords:parts of the day, lexical unit, lexical meaning, meaning component, actualization