LANGUAGE AS A REFLECTION OF NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS AND CULTURE

Аннотация

This article examines language as a key means of reflecting national consciousness and culture. It analyzes how a nation’s worldview, values, traditions, and historical experience are embodied in linguistic units such as vocabulary, phraseology, metaphors, and discourse patterns. The study is based on the principles of linguoculturology and ethnolinguistics, emphasizing the interdependence of language, culture, and human cognition. Special attention is given to the role of language in preserving national identity and transmitting cultural heritage from generation to generation