Аннотации:
© Journal of Language and Literature. This article studies basic concepts that reflect the human emotional world. The task of the research is to give a general description of the content of (soul) and (soul, heart) concepts basing on a large reservoir of ethno-cultural material. These are major concepts of human life, therefore they always resonate among people. A linguistic and cultural analysis of these concepts makes it possible to understand perception, imagination, emotions of people, and to study the system of thinking of native speakers as well as features of human thought in general.