Ethnic Specificity of Cultural Codes

The author compares and analyzes some definitions of the concept of cultural code offered by Russian and foreign linguists and semiologists. Aspects of this concept are singled out and described. Regulatory, semiotic and retransmitting functions of cultural codes are briefly characterized. The relat...

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Main Author: Vladimir M. Savitskij
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Publishing house "Sreda" 2020-09-01
Series:Этническая культура
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.31483/r-86172
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description The author compares and analyzes some definitions of the concept of cultural code offered by Russian and foreign linguists and semiologists. Aspects of this concept are singled out and described. Regulatory, semiotic and retransmitting functions of cultural codes are briefly characterized. The relationship between the concepts of cultural code and picture of the world is revealed. The author’s interpretation of the concept of cultural code is given, the ethnic specificity of cultural codes is revealed, its factors are described, participation of cultural codes in forming ethnic mentality is demonstrated. The author shows discrepancies in understanding reality due to the difference in the cultural codes used and points out that the role of cultural code can be performed by any perceptible area of reality: landscapes, natural phenomena, fauna, flora, artifacts (household utensils, tools, weapons, garments of clothes, dwelling places etc.) and actions with the listed items. All this is regarded in the article as semiotic means of thinking and communication. Methods. The analysis of cultural codes was carried out by using the methods of cross-cultural analysis and interlingual comparison on the material of English and Russian metaphoric set phrases. Conclusion. The conclusion is made concerning the influence of cultural codes on the choice of the path of historic development and, ultimately, on the fates of nations.
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spelling doaj.art-f3a725b61f6c43e5a180188d7449bc162022-12-21T22:02:44ZengPublishing house "Sreda"Этническая культура2713-16882713-16962020-09-013 (4)404410.31483/r-8617286172Ethnic Specificity of Cultural CodesVladimir M. Savitskij0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2277-925XFSBEI of HE "Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education"The author compares and analyzes some definitions of the concept of cultural code offered by Russian and foreign linguists and semiologists. Aspects of this concept are singled out and described. Regulatory, semiotic and retransmitting functions of cultural codes are briefly characterized. The relationship between the concepts of cultural code and picture of the world is revealed. The author’s interpretation of the concept of cultural code is given, the ethnic specificity of cultural codes is revealed, its factors are described, participation of cultural codes in forming ethnic mentality is demonstrated. The author shows discrepancies in understanding reality due to the difference in the cultural codes used and points out that the role of cultural code can be performed by any perceptible area of reality: landscapes, natural phenomena, fauna, flora, artifacts (household utensils, tools, weapons, garments of clothes, dwelling places etc.) and actions with the listed items. All this is regarded in the article as semiotic means of thinking and communication. Methods. The analysis of cultural codes was carried out by using the methods of cross-cultural analysis and interlingual comparison on the material of English and Russian metaphoric set phrases. Conclusion. The conclusion is made concerning the influence of cultural codes on the choice of the path of historic development and, ultimately, on the fates of nations.https://doi.org/10.31483/r-86172cultural codeethnic cultureethnic mentalityinner codeouter codepicture of the world
spellingShingle Vladimir M. Savitskij
Ethnic Specificity of Cultural Codes
Этническая культура
cultural code
ethnic culture
ethnic mentality
inner code
outer code
picture of the world
title Ethnic Specificity of Cultural Codes
title_full Ethnic Specificity of Cultural Codes
title_fullStr Ethnic Specificity of Cultural Codes
title_full_unstemmed Ethnic Specificity of Cultural Codes
title_short Ethnic Specificity of Cultural Codes
title_sort ethnic specificity of cultural codes
topic cultural code
ethnic culture
ethnic mentality
inner code
outer code
picture of the world
url https://doi.org/10.31483/r-86172
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