Lexical and semantic features of the concept of "way of family life" in English language

Ryndina Iu. V.

The concept "way of family life" is one of the unique concepts in the English language picture of the world since it reflects the mental, cultural and behavioral characteristics of the English. This article is devoted to the description of the concept "way of family life" based on the material of English dictionaries. The main areas of research were: analytical (analysis of theoretical literature and factual material on the research topic), continuous sampling method, lexical and semantic analysis. The scientific novelty of the study is to supplement and deepen the existing ideas about the concept "way of family life" in the English language picture of the world on the material of explanatory dictionaries of the English language. The results of the study can be used in the practice of teaching lexicology and stylistics of the English language.

Keywords:concept, way of family life, representation of the concept, the lexico-semantic analysis, the language picture of the world