Interpretative field of the moral concept "HONOR" in Avar and Russian languages

The subject of the research is the interpretative field of the moral concept HONOR, represented in Avar and Russian proverbs. The object of the research consists of paremiological units that verbalize the moral concept of HONOR in Avar and Russian languages. The main goal of this research is to identify universal and ethnospecific features of the concept of HONOR in the studied languages. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to address the following tasks: – analyze the encyclopedic zone of the studied concept in the compared languages; – identify the utilitarian zone of the concept of HONOR; – highlight the regulative zone of this concept; – determine the evaluative zone of the studied concept. The relevance of the research is determined by the need for a comprehensive study of the interpretative field of the studied concept in Avar and Russian languages using modern scientific methods. To solve the above tasks, the following research methods were used: complete sampling method, definitional method, comparative method; literature analysis on the discussed problem. The scientific novelty of the article is defined by the fact that no similar comparative study of the concept of HONOR in Avar and Russian languages based on proverbs has been conducted before. Universal features in the studied linguistic cultures include cognitive traits: "observing honor from youth," "respect for elders," "harm from excessive honesty," "refusal to manifest honor to one's detriment." Ethnospesific features in Avar linguistic culture: the concepts of "honor" and "heroism," "honor" and "soul" are interconnected; in Russian linguistic culture – honesty and gratitude are considered equal, while honor and glory are distinguished. In Russian linguistic culture, uninvited guests are not honored, and wealth is not equated with honor. In Avar linguistic culture, one cannot sell honor for worldly goods and food, while in Russian culture, sustenance is valued more than honor. In the Avar naivety worldview, it is better to lose one's head than one's honor.