VOL. 61, BOOK 1, PART А, 2023, pp. 111 – 131 Full text (Ru)
Author: Yuliana Chakarova
Affiliation: Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv
Abstract
The study provides suggestions for consistent and not contradictory presenting in fundamental works within the discipline of one of the key concepts in linguoculturology – symbol, as well as some ideas that could be the basis of building solid methodology for exploring this complex phenomenon. My analysis of a large amount of relevant sources has shown that often they refer to authors, schools and opinions that disagree with each other or with the main stream of understanding of the symbol within the discipline while giving no explanation of the differences or the reasons for that. The paper touches upon some ideas of the most relevant schools and disciplines that are in agreement with the aims of linguocultural analysis and argues that together they can build a strong theoretical basis for studying linguocultural symbols.
Key words: symbol, cultural symbol, semiotics of culture, linguoculturology
