The Uzbek State World Languages University

The Uzbek State World Languages University

LINGUOCULTUREME

ZARINA HOJIEVA

Department of Graduate Studies Modern Linguistics

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THE NOTION OF LINGUOCULTUREME

Linguocultureme is a basic unit which conveys cultural information.

For example such lexemes as Christmas, pub, lord, lady, Thames, turkey, gentleman contain information about English culture, its holidays, traditions, concepts, etc.

linguocultureme as the basic linguistic unit includes both aspects – the cultural content and the form of its linguistic expression.

Linguocultureme

Unlike a word, a linguocultureme includes not only linguistic meaning, but also the cultural (non-linguistic) sense.

For example, the word pub stands for “a public house” (linguistic meaning). But it is of great cultural significance for the English people. In Great Britain pubs serve as places where people gather to relax; some of them spend evenings after a hard working day in a good company in order to discuss business affairs or political issues in a more comfortable atmosphere