THEORETICAL JUSTIFICATION OF THE NOTIONS MINDSET AND MENTALITY IN THE TERMS OF LINGVOCULTUROLOGY

Abstract

The article is devoted to the review of the existing definitions of mindset and mentality in the domestic and foreign linguistics with the consideration of the lingvocultural parameters. Mindset is defined as a scientific category, a system of world views, tasks and their solutions. Mentality is viewed as the perception of the world via images that are marked by emotional and axiological orientations; as a special visualization of things that can be understood as a map of the world; as a part of a national spiritual culture that creates an ethnomental domain of a nation. Mentality is expressed in the feelings, views and wills of every member of a society on the basis of a common language and education. Mentality is represented in mental, behavioral and cultural stereotypes, historical traditions, people’s lifestyle and language. In its turn, a language, as one of the characteristic features of a nation, represents not only its culture but reflects its mentality. That is why the study of the particular ways of expression and verbalization of the national mentality is acute not only for linguistic studies but for the understanding of the cross-cultural relationships and foreseeing the hypothetical interethnic conflicts.