Concept family actualization in the interview with American sportsmen
https://doi.org/10.17021/2712-9519-2025-4-39-50
Abstract
The article examines the interview with American sportsmen. The aim of the study is to find concept FAMILY features realization. The data is collected from the articles with sportsmen that were published on the site The Guardian. Methods of conceptual and discourse analysis were applied to outline 11 positive features that are verbalized in the studied material: have close relative, have a common house, be on the first place, have good relationship, be close to each other, unity, etc. The author identifies 2 negative features of the concept FAMILY: have bad relationships, presence of abuse. It is stated that the interview with the American sportsmen create a positive image of a family and promotes family values such as love, children, unity, etc.
About the Author
T. V. Borisenko
Chelyabinsk State University
Россия
Россия
Borisenko Tatiana Vladimirovna - candidate of of Philology, associate professor, associate professor of Department of theoretical and applied linguistic
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Borisenko T.V. Concept family actualization in the interview with American sportsmen. Linguistics & education. 2025;5(4):39-50. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17021/2712-9519-2025-4-39-50
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