Н у р у т д и н о в а А . Р . Соматическая репрезентация через периферийные концепты нос, уши в русской, английской и японской лингвокультурах (сравнительно-сопоставительный анализ)

This study deals with a contrastive analysis of paremiological units in Russian, English, and Japanese. Its objective is to identify universal and culture-specific models of verbalizing emotions through the peripheral somatic concepts nose and ears. The empirical material comprises thematic proverbs and sayings from the linguocultures mentioned above. The methodology includes contrastive and seme analysis within the framework of a linguocultural approach. The results obtained demonstrate significant differences in the emotive semantics and axiological load of these somatisms. In the Russian language, the concept nose is primarily associated with humiliation and shame, while ears are linked to the non-perception of information. In English, nose is associated with manipulation and irritation, ears — with attention and trust. In Japanese, nose correlates with pride and anger, while ears are associated with shame and embarrassment. The identified differences are accounted for by the influence of linguocultural factors, including language family, specifics of the concept sphere, and socio-psychological attitudes. The results of the study can be applied in the fields of intercultural communication, cognitive linguistics, and lexicography. Keywords: contrastive analysis of paremias, verbalization of emotions, somatic vocabulary, peripheral somatic concepts, seme analysis, linguoculturology, paremiological equivalence, cross-linguistic differences, emotive code, the Russian language, the English language, the Japanese language, lexeme nose, lexeme ears, linguocultural factors.