"Representation of the spatial cultural code of the concept WOMAN in English and Tajik linguocultures of the 20th century."
Abstract
The aim of the research is to identify the features of the spatial cultural code of the concept WOMAN in the English and Tajik linguistic cultures of the 20th century based on artistic texts. The linguistic means of representing three loci – "home," "path," and "nature" – are analyzed in the novels of D. Lessing "The Golden Notebook" and G. Safieva "Zanoni Sabzbahor." Methodologically, the study relies on lexical-semantic and comparative approaches, conceptual analysis, and modeling: for each locus, a complete sampling of contexts (20-35 units) was conducted, and the vocabulary was verified using explanatory dictionaries (OED, Фарҳанги тафсирии забони тоҷикӣ). The scientific novelty of the study lies in the introduction of the concept of "locus profile" as a three-dimensional model for describing gender-spatial structures. The obtained profiles reflect the dominant scenarios in the texts examined and require verification on an expanded corpus. Research methods. The study employs methods of conceptual analysis, linguocultural interpretation, semantic analysis of spatial vocabulary (based on data from explanatory dictionaries), and comparative analysis. The scientific novelty of the research consists in the introduction of the concept of "locus profile" as a three-dimensional model for describing gender-spatial structures, including the parameters of centripetal/centrifugal force, sacralization/desacralization of everyday life, and involvement in kinship/isolation. In the English linguistic culture represented in D. Lessing's novel, a predominantly centrifugal model of spatial representation of women is identified, characterized by a weakening attachment to home, an increase in motives of isolation, and existential disorientation. In the Tajik linguistic culture represented in G. Safieva's novel, a transitional, ambivalent model is identified, where traditional family-tribal involvement is combined with a woman's desire to change her spatial situation. The obtained profiles reflect the dominant scenarios in the texts examined and require verification on an expanded artistic corpus.