Abstract

This article discusses the linguistic image of the world and the views of various scholars and researchers on it, the concept term as one of the controversial problems of cognitive linguistics and linguocultural studies, the role of the concepts of "goodness" and "evil" in the linguistic image of the world. The national-cultural features of the concepts of "goodness" and "evil" are also illustrated by the use of English idioms and synonyms of goodness and evil.

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  • Each generation inherits its own characteristics in its own language and culture, and future generations will continue to make changes toThe USA Journals Volume 03 Issue 05-2021these characteristics and refine them

  • In the English linguistic description, too, the concepts of “goodness” and “evil” have been around for a long time, and these concepts are reflected in the religion, daily life and culture of the English people

  • Concepts and ideas that express goodness and evil play an important role in English proverbs, aphorisms and idioms

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Each generation inherits its own characteristics in its own language and culture, and future generations will continue to make changes toThe USA Journals Volume 03 Issue 05-2021these characteristics and refine them. The linguistic image of the universe is a global image of the world, the result of all human activities, not just one. Each concept has its place in the national culture and linguistic image of the people. Concepts and ideas that express goodness and evil play an important role in English proverbs, aphorisms and idioms.

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