THE CONCEPT OF “GOOD, KIND” AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CORE OF THE LINGUOCULTURAL CONCEPT “MORALITY” IN THE RUSSIAN AND GERMAN PICTURES OF THE WORLD

This article reveals the structure and components of the content of the Russian-language and German-language linguacultural concept of “Morality”. Morality as a moral category at the present stage of development of society requires analysis and characterization in comparison of the German and Russian languages as holistic conceptual models of linguistic consciousness of representatives of Russian and German linguacultures, which determines the relevance of the study. The theoretical and methodological basis of this study are the achievements of the theory of intercultural communication; linguaconceptology, linguaculturology, comparative linguistics. The aim of the study is to characterize the core elements “good, kind” and “Gute, gutherzig” of the linguacultural Russian-language and German-language concepts of “Morality” based on the analysis of the semantic meaning; etymological meaning; associative meaning; contextual linguacultural meaning; value-marked statements. The scientific problem of the research is the comparison of linguacultural concepts in the Russian and German pictures of the world as integral conceptual models of linguistic consciousness of representatives of Russian and German linguacultures. The material of the research is bilingual, synonymous, explanatory, etymological dictionaries, texts of works of fiction of Russian and German literature; philosophical and religious works of Russian and German scientists. The authors analyze the substantive content of the structures of the Russian-language and German-language linguacultural concepts of “Morality”, in particular the core of the concept. As a result of the analysis of the core elements “good, kind” and “Gute, gutherzig” of the linguacultural Russian-language and German-language concepts of “Morality”, the following was revealed: the core components of the Russian-language concept of “Morality” are represented by lexical units, which in the process of analyzing the semantic meaning; etymological meaning; associative meaning; contextual linguacultural meaning; value-marked statements are revealed as the highest divine value in human life; good corresponds to such concepts as happiness, love and freedom. Accordingly, the core components of the German-language concept “Moral” have an objective, pragmatic content in the form of material values of representatives of the German linguistic culture.