Actualization of dictionary definitions of the lexeme “woman” in the British media discourse in the context of evolution of the British language picture of the world

Abstract

The article presents the attempt to analyse the actualization of dictionary definitions of the lexeme woman during XVIII – XXІ centuries in the British media discourse. The transformation of the language picture of the world is examined in the context of analysis of modifications of semantic structure of the lexeme woman using British newspaper publications of the last four centuries regarding to the results of the analysis of lexicographic definitions. Using the systematic lexicographic analysis of the language picture of the world, the attempt to bind the national and cultural features of the English language to the socially-ethnic features of native speakers is made.

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І. М. Матіяш-Гнедюк

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І. М. Матіяш-Гнедюк (2017). Actualization of dictionary definitions of the lexeme “woman” in the British media discourse in the context of evolution of the British language picture of the world. Науковий вісник Міжнародного гуманітарного університету. Серія «Філологія», 26(2), 48-50. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-460367