Conceptual description of the nuclear definitions of the concept "loyalty" in the Russian language

Shimko Еlena А., Savvateeva Tatiana Y.

The article presents a conceptual description of the nuclear definitions of the concept of «loyalty» in the Russian language. Lexico-semantic characteristics of the basic meanings of the concept under study are based on the materials of lexicographic sources. The paper uses the method of definitional analysis, which allows us to determine the content of lexemes from explanatory dictionaries; a descriptive method, which includes observations and classification of the material; a mathematical method aimed at assessing the frequency of use of lexical units.

Keywords:the concept of «loyalty», nuclear lexemes, conceptual field, synonymic series, Russian language picture of the world.