Synonymous Means of Objectification of the Concepts of Persistence and Stubbornness in the Russian Language
https://doi.org/10.21603/2078-8975-2021-23-2-572-58
Abstract
Modern cognitive linguistics considers synonyms as one of the most important means of linguistic categorization and conceptualization of the world. The article features the synonymous paradigm of the implementation of the concepts of persistence and stubbornness in the Russian language. Dictionaries of synonyms contain 65 synonyms of the words persistence and stubbornness (perseverance, firmness, willpower, self-will, intractability, intransigence, etc.). An analysis of their semantic features revealed the composition of the synonymic microfields of persistence and stubbornness, as well as various semantic aspects of these concepts. Both concepts proved to belong to the thematic category of character traits and the volitional activity of a person. Both concepts can express the property of being resistant to external influences. The difference lies in the fact that the concept of persistence emphasizes one’s desire to achieve a certain goal, labor efforts, and ability not to retreat in the face of difficulties, while the concept of stubbornness expresses the defense of one’s position, refusal to make concessions, tendency to act on one's own, not to succumb to someone else's influence, management, regulation, leadership, discipline requirements, etc. In the evaluative aspect, the concept of persistence mainly emphasizes positive properties, such as patience, endurance, self-control, etc., while the concept of stubbornness represents such negative-evaluative components as stupidity, cockiness, and meaninglessness.
About the Author
L. Xu
National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nizhny Novgorod
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Xu L. Synonymous Means of Objectification of the Concepts of Persistence and Stubbornness in the Russian Language. The Bulletin of Kemerovo State University. 2021;23(2):572-581. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21603/2078-8975-2021-23-2-572-58
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