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Linguistic and cultural features of assessing a person’s appearance in Arabic and Russian

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Title: Linguistic and cultural features of assessing a person’s appearance in Arabic and Russian
Authors: S.N. Gasanova, S.N. Magomedova
Source: Язык и текст, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 33-43 (2025)
Publisher Information: Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, 2025.
Publication Year: 2025
Collection: LCC:Philology. Linguistics
Subject Terms: Philology. Linguistics, P1-1091
Description: The article examines the phraseological units of the Arabic and Russian languages, reflecting the assessment of a person's appearance. The analysis of the linguistic material allows us to conclude that the national and cultural specifics of the perception of a person's appearance are most clearly manifested in phraseological units characterizing the portrait features of the face, as well as the proportions of the body. Universal images containing an assessment of appearance, as well as specific representations and stereotypes related to the subject, plant, zoonymic, religious, etc. are revealed. cultural codes that reflect the linguistic and cultural characteristics of the assessment of a person's appearance by native speakers of these languages.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: Russian
ISSN: 2312-2757
Relation: https://psyjournals.ru/en/journals/langt/archive/2025_n2/Gasanova_Magomedova; https://doaj.org/toc/2312-2757
DOI: 10.17759/langt.2025120202
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/f621b465b7104e3fb4c1167a1fac2f9c
Accession Number: edsdoj.f621b465b7104e3fb4c1167a1fac2f9c
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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