Work ethics through the lens of American and British linguocultures: dominant cultural values

The article throws light on the peculiarities language consciousness functions and the way it reflects values of a certain linguocultural community. In particular, the article reveals the specificity of the verbalization of work ethics in American and British linguocultures. The language material te...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ivanova S.V.
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Moscow State University of Psychology and Education 2016-10-01
Series:Язык и текст
Subjects:
Online Access:http://psyjournals.ru/en/langpsy/2016/n3/Ivanova.shtml
_version_ 1828553807429107712
author Ivanova S.V.
author_facet Ivanova S.V.
author_sort Ivanova S.V.
collection DOAJ
description The article throws light on the peculiarities language consciousness functions and the way it reflects values of a certain linguocultural community. In particular, the article reveals the specificity of the verbalization of work ethics in American and British linguocultures. The language material testifies to deeply rooted discrepancies in the evaluative worldview of the cultures under study. If American culture considers work ethics as an indispensable part of a person’s life, the attitude to work in British culture is more complicated and ambiguous.
first_indexed 2024-12-12T05:25:01Z
format Article
id doaj.art-b86438ae42f34ba6bc1ae791de976345
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2312-2757
2312-2757
language Russian
last_indexed 2024-12-12T05:25:01Z
publishDate 2016-10-01
publisher Moscow State University of Psychology and Education
record_format Article
series Язык и текст
spelling doaj.art-b86438ae42f34ba6bc1ae791de9763452022-12-22T00:36:30ZrusMoscow State University of Psychology and EducationЯзык и текст2312-27572312-27572016-10-0133869510.17759/langt.2016030308Work ethics through the lens of American and British linguocultures: dominant cultural valuesIvanova S.V.0Pushkin Leningrad State UniversityThe article throws light on the peculiarities language consciousness functions and the way it reflects values of a certain linguocultural community. In particular, the article reveals the specificity of the verbalization of work ethics in American and British linguocultures. The language material testifies to deeply rooted discrepancies in the evaluative worldview of the cultures under study. If American culture considers work ethics as an indispensable part of a person’s life, the attitude to work in British culture is more complicated and ambiguous.http://psyjournals.ru/en/langpsy/2016/n3/Ivanova.shtmllinguoculturelanguage consciousnesslanguage worldviewevaluative worldviewvaluesAmerican cultureBritish culturBritish culture
spellingShingle Ivanova S.V.
Work ethics through the lens of American and British linguocultures: dominant cultural values
Язык и текст
linguoculture
language consciousness
language worldview
evaluative worldview
values
American culture
British cultur
British culture
title Work ethics through the lens of American and British linguocultures: dominant cultural values
title_full Work ethics through the lens of American and British linguocultures: dominant cultural values
title_fullStr Work ethics through the lens of American and British linguocultures: dominant cultural values
title_full_unstemmed Work ethics through the lens of American and British linguocultures: dominant cultural values
title_short Work ethics through the lens of American and British linguocultures: dominant cultural values
title_sort work ethics through the lens of american and british linguocultures dominant cultural values
topic linguoculture
language consciousness
language worldview
evaluative worldview
values
American culture
British cultur
British culture
url http://psyjournals.ru/en/langpsy/2016/n3/Ivanova.shtml
work_keys_str_mv AT ivanovasv workethicsthroughthelensofamericanandbritishlinguoculturesdominantculturalvalues