LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE CONCEPT OF "FAMILY" BASED ON THE MATERIAL OF RUSSIAN AND CHINESE PARODIES

Huang Wenhua

The purpose of the study. The study of the structural and semantic characteristics of paroemias in the context of the concept of "family" in Russian and Chinese to identify both common and unique cultural characteristics of each language and the interpretation of linguistic, social and cultural aspects related to this concept. What is discussed in the article. The main semantic categories expressed in the paroemias of the Russian and Chinese languages are considered, the differences in the presentation of these categories are analyzed and the specific cultural features reflected in these paroemias are revealed. Scientific novelty: the study offers a unique view on the meaning and role of the concept of "family" in different cultures through the analysis of parodies, allows us to identify the unique cultural features of parodies in radically different cultural contexts of the Russian and Chinese languages. Results. A preliminary assumption about finding common and unique semantic characteristics of paroemias in both languages, which emphasizes the universality and specificity of each language and culture. Paremias reflect unique cultural and historical contexts and can be used to explore the deep structures of society and culture.

Keywords:paroemias, structural and semantic characteristics, the concept of "family", cultural semantics, Russian, Chinese.