MEMORY IN THE NAÏVE PICTURE OF THE WORLD

MEMORY IN THE NAÏVE PICTURE OF THE WORLD

Author:  S.H. Bitokova

Affiliation:  Kabardino-Balkarian State University

Abstract: 

The article presents some peculiarities of the conceptualization of memory by the speakers of different languages: English, Russian and Kabardian. The similarity of views and ideas about memory, motivated by the similarity of biological and social nature of a man is distorted by the effect of cultural background. It is manifested in different figurative representation of this invisible organ.

Keywords:  memory, conceptualization, ordinary consciousness, culture, somatizm

References: 

СКЧЯ – Словарь кабардино-черкесского языка/Институт гумани-тарных исследований Кабардино-Балкарского научного центра РАН. М.: Дигора, 1999.
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Pages:  306-310