Value Concept of BEAUTY in Little Russian Linguoculture of 19th — Early 20th Centuries: A Study Based on Literary Fiction
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This paper investigates the specific features of representing the value concept of BEAUTY within the Little Russian linguoculture of the 19th and early 20th centuries, drawing upon a corpus of literary fiction. The study conducts a comprehensive analysis of linguistic means employed to express aesthetic evaluation through the lens of a linguoaxiological framework. The primary data comprises canonical works of belles-lettres produced in the Little Russian vernacular during the specified historical period. The research delineates both anthropocentric and non-anthropocentric cognitive models underlying the conceptualization of BEAUTY. The identified anthropocentric models include: BEAUTY IS NATURALNESS, wherein beauty is construed via analogy with natural phenomena; BEAUTY IS HEALTH, associating attractiveness with facial flushing (the rush of blood to the face); BEAUTY IS YOUTH, where an individual's age serves as a determinant for their perception of beauty; BEAUTY IS MOVEMENT, which attributes domestic labor and gaze to physical allure; and MALE BEAUTY IS STRENGTH, defining male handsomeness primarily by physical vigor. Furthermore, the findings indicate that female beauty has undergone crystallization into the linguocultural type UKRAINIAN BEAUTY, characterized by a distinct set of somatic parameters and traditional attire. Non-anthropocentric manifestations of beauty are represented through the following cognitive mappings: BEAUTY IS SILENCE, BEAUTY IS FERTILITY, and BEAUTY IS MUSIC.
Source: Nauchnyi Dialog
Institution: Novosibirsk State Technical University
Language: English
Topic: Language and Culture
Subfield: Linguistics and Language
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $247
OpenAlex ID: W7225661352