Linguistics

This article presents the study of the mechanisms of semantic derivation based on the lexical-semantic group "Supernatural beings" in the Russian language from a diachronic perspective (from the 11th to the 21st centuries). The object of the study comprises four lexical-thematic associations: beings from religious cultures (angel, demon, etc.), Slavic mythology (leshy "forest spirit", rusalka "mermaid", etc.), European and classical mythology (nymph, cyclops, etc.), as well as extraterrestrial beings and superheroes (alien, superhero, etc.).

The comparative analysis of the linguocultural constant "patience" and the Russian linguocultural type "terpila" ("punchbag") is determined by the pressing issue of preserving national and cultural values, their interpretation and transformation in public consciousness, and the impact of these processes on the Russian linguistic worldview.

The article offers a brief overview of the formation of the allochthonous ethnic group of the Volga Germans and the main directions of the formation of the corpus of terminological vocabulary of this ethnic group in the conditions of a language island. The purpose of the study is to determine the main sources from which the terminological vocabulary of the material ethnography of the Volga Germans was formed.

The main aim of this research is to investigate the cognitive models and pragmatic aspects of the novel "Home Fire" by analyzing different lexical units in the novel which represent the themes of grievability and precarity. Kamila Shamsie's novel "Home Fire" recounts the experiences of one British Muslim family to examine, study and relive the themes of Antigone, a play by Sophocles. Antigone by Sophocles has been widely adapted in postcolonial contexts in recent decades.