No. 75 (2018): Southern Archive (philological sciences)
Romanic, Germanic and Oriental languages

DIFFERENCE IN LEXICAL MEANS OF ACTUALIZATION OF THE NATIONALLY-MARKED CONCEPTS VALUABLE COMPONENT IN SPANIARDS’ MALE AND FEMALE SPEECH

N. POPOVA
А. ASFAR

Published 2018-09-24

Keywords

  • nationally-marked concept,
  • gender,
  • lexical means,
  • valuable component,
  • language world view,
  • conceptual sphere
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Abstract

The article deals with the gender differences in the choice of lexical means of the conceptual features actualization of nationally-marked concepts that are dominant in the Spanish national conceptual sphere. The lexical means actualizing the concepts valuable component are analyzed. Due to results of the analysis women prefer verbalization of aesthetic, ethical and intellectual conceptual features, whereas the male speech is characterized by a broad representation of concepts normative and rational features.