The concept family in the Russian and Ukrainian language culture (based on proverbs and sayings)

Tatyana Romanova,Alena Ivanova,Nadezhda Fedorova,Anna Zaharova,Olga Evdokimova,S Cindori,L.N Rebrina,E.Yu Malushko,O Larouk,N.L Shamne

doi:10.1051/shsconf/20196900136

Abstract

The article studies features of verbalization of the concept family. Based on the extensive proverbial material, the system of value attitudes and stereotypical representations of family as a traditional social institution in the understanding of Russian and Ukrainian peoples is analyzed: the role of family and marriage in the culture of Russians and Ukrainians, stages of family formation including selection of a bride or a groom, distribution of family duties, and the role of parents, attitude towards step-children. As a result of the comparative analysis of Russian and Ukrainian paremias in which family relations are reflected, general and national-specific features related to mentality, value preferences, customs and traditions of close Slavic ethnic groups are revealed. It was concluded that despite the specific features of the material and spiritual culture of Russian and Ukrainian peoples, the understanding of family and its role in human life is similar. This coincidence proves that the main functions of family as a small social group based on marriage and consanguinity are education of children and preservation of national and universal values.

Highlights

When the world can no longer live in isolation, one of the most relevant areas of anthropocentric linguistic research is historical, cultural and linguistic traditions
In the context of the ongoing social changes - the growth of national identity, returning to the roots, and breaking stereotypes, changing attitudes towards family values, it is very important to maintain an understanding of family as a traditional social institution - a community of people connected by blood relationship and common life and mutual responsibility
This article is based on the understanding of family as a small social group based on marriage and blood relationship

Summary

Introduction

When the world can no longer live in isolation, one of the most relevant areas of anthropocentric linguistic research is historical, cultural and linguistic traditions. In the context of the ongoing social changes - the growth of national identity, returning to the roots, and breaking stereotypes, changing attitudes towards family values, it is very important to maintain an understanding of family as a traditional social institution - a community of people connected by blood relationship and common life and mutual responsibility. In this regard, the study of paremias which reflects universal and national family values is relevant. The purpose is to show how the concept “family” is reflected in the proverbs and sayings of two Slavic peoples - Russian and Ukrainian ones, to describe the system of stereotypical representations of the family, to identify general and specific features of mentality, moral values, customs and traditions of different ethnic groups

Materials and methods

Discussion and conclusion

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