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ABSTRACT
The fact that “concept” is one of the most often used and confusing concepts in contemporary linguistics makes
sense. The study demonstrates how the term “concept”
is homonymous, giving scientists the chance to examine it
from the perspectives of several scientific disciplines. As a result, this aspect also dictates how different definitions of
this phrase are approached. By comparing various theories proposed by scientists in the course of their research, we
will attempt to examine the diametricality of approaches to the study of the term “concept” based on the objectives
of our study.
KEYWORDS
Concept, prototype, ethnocultural portrait, logical, pragmatic, quantum.
INTRODUCTION
A collection of concepts is known as the conceptual
sphere, and modern linguistics gives this subject
particular attention. Currently, the essence of the term
is not universally understood. The notion is always
distinguished by symbolic content, it is crucial to
remember this. All that individuals know, believe,
envision, and assume about a certain phenomena,
item, or event is really reflected in it. One particular
aspect of any notion is its symbolic content. Any
concept's relationship to the cultural reality of local
speakers is what defines it, it is also crucial to
remember.
Research Article
APPROACHES DEFINING THE TERM “CONCEPT”
Submission Date:
November 20, 2023,
Accepted Date:
November 25, 2023,
Published Date:
November 30, 2023
Crossref doi:
https://doi.org/10.37547/ajps/Volume03Issue11-13
Aziza Islomovna Kamalova
Samarkand State Institute Of Foreign Languages Teacher Of The Department Of English Philology, Uzbekistan
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Any aspect of the item, not necessarily important ones,
can be reflected in the notion. It's crucial to remember
that the authors of the Short Dictionary of Cognitive
Terms saw concepts as perfect abstract units,
meanings that people use when they're thinking,
reflecting the information and experiences that people
have had, the outcomes of all of their activities, and the
processes by which people think about the world
around them. Concepts distill the entire set of
observables into narrow, socially constructed
groupings and categories. In the words of V.N. Telia,
the idea stands for “everything that we know about an
object in the full extent of this knowledge” [1].
Consolidating
specific
meanings
from
the
concretization of generic semantics, it is the greatest
level of abstraction in a semantic category.
Furthermore, classification comes ontologically before
the notion, as noted by V.N. Telia [1], as it facilitates the
formation of a “prototype”
and a typical visualization.
We find that the article “Concept and word” by S. A.
Askold Alekseev, a physicist, defines the concept as “a
general concept, as the content of the act
consciousness... an almost imperceptible flicker of
something in the menta
l horizon”. This definition is
what truly interests us. [1]. It is clear that the scientist
intended for “flashing something” [1] to refer to
mental representations. It is interesting to note that,
despite the fact that political factors prevented this
point of view from developing fairly in the scientific
community at the time, 1928
—
the year the article was
published - is regarded by domestic scientists as the
start of the study of the concept as a separate term.
When analyzing the fundamental nature of the idea,
scholars highlight its connection to the human
ethnocultural realm. In this instance, the semantic
substance of the statement suggests the ethnocultural
depiction of the original speaker’s way of thinking.
Stated differently, the understanding of the notion
aids in the reconstruction of an ethnocultural portrait,
highlighting the unique characteristics of an
individual’s mindset, irrespective of their ethnocultural
background. “The concept is inherently the expression
of the ethnic specificity of thinking, and its
verbalization is due to the linguistic-cognitive-
ethnocultural marked associative competence of the
bearer of the conceptual system” [1].
Many modern linguists refer to research in the field of
concepts by Y. S. Stepanov, the identification of whose
concept with a “clot of culture in the human mind” is
quite justified, since scientists, based on the example
of a “man, not a lawyer”, in whose mind there is a
“bundle of ideas” accompanying the word “law” and
being the concept of this word, A unique statement
was derived that this term is “the main cell of culture in
the mental world of man” [2].
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As the study shows, they are close to Y.S. Stepanov in
their views on approaches to the term “concept” as
well:
•
understanding of the extensional phenomenon
under the concept (V. N, Telia);
•
the concept is the recognition of the “whole
picture of the world”, the main concepts are
expressed in language (E. S. Kubryakova);
•
the concept “replaces ... expands ... the meaning of
the word”, the dependence of
the concept on
human culture (D. S. Likhachev);
Discordant viewpoints, however, often arise with
scientific advancements, and this was unavoidable
when examining the term “concept”. The disparities in
methods used to investigate this phrase will be
apparent to any researcher attempting to comprehend
its meaning. For instance, we come across a distinct
interpretation of the term “concept” while referring to
the works of N. D. Arutyunova, N. F. Alefirenko, or A. D.
Shmelev and T.V. Bulygina, compared to the previously
studied points of view.
•
the concept refers to the interaction of cultural
elements in human life (N. D. Arutyunova);
•
word and phraseology as a means of verbalization
of concepts considered by the science of cognitive
linguistics (N.F. Alefirenko);
•
on the ratio of “logical and pragmatic in the
expression of ... meanings in language” (A. D.
Shmelev and T.V. Bulygina).
The idea is viewed as a “conditionally mental unit” in G.
G. Slyshkin's paintings, which emphasize, above all, a
holistic approach to the thing on exhibit. According to
the author, the process of developing the notion
involved tying together previously learned cultural and
value dominants - which are reflected in art, religion,
and other forms of expression - with the outcomes of
empirical knowledge of the world.
According to A. P. Babushkin, the idea is a meaningful
unit of collective consciousness or an idealized
universe that is “verbally designated form” and is kept
in a person's national memory [3]. S.A. Askoldov
characterizes the idea as a basic education that
expresses the precise meaning of words and gives
them context. He thinks that these concepts are
translated into many areas of human existence,
particularly the realm of mental, creative, and active
growth of reality [4].
Apart from the aforementioned explanations of the
idea, special attention should be given to V.V. Kolesov's
use of this phrase.
V. Kolesov concurs with the understanding of this
notion in its broadest definition and also sees it in its
narrowest sense as its extent. Furthermore, he views
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the idea as “the final limit of development and the
starting point of the semantic content of the word” [1].
According to researchers like Z.D. Popova, I.A. Sternin,
and others, the idea is a “quantum of structured
knowl
edge” that serves as a global thinking unit [5].
The authors point out that lexemes, phraseological
units, phrases, sentences, texts, and collections of
texts are all used in language to convey concepts. The
concept's meaning as seen by ethnocultural
representatives can be understood by examining how
it is expressed linguistically [5].
From the foregoing, we can verify that contemporary
scientists discriminate between two methods for
studying the idea:
•
linguistic and cultural (Yu. S. Stepanova, V.N. Telia,
E. S. Kubryakova, D. S. Likhachev);
•
linguocognitive (N. D. Arutyunova, N.F. Alefirenko,
A. D. Shmelev and T.V. Bulygina).
Thus, it may be inferred from the foregoing that there
isn't a universal understanding of the concept's
essence in existence today. First of all, it's crucial to
remember that a concept's characteristic is always its
symbolic substance. In actuality, it captures everything
of human knowledge, perception, assumption, and
imagination surrounding a certain phenomena, item,
or occasion. One of each concept's unique
characteristics is its symbolic content. It's also critical
to remember that the way a term relates to native
speakers' cultural reality defines it. In this sense, the
linguistic and cognitive approaches to the study of
ideas have gained a lot of traction in recent years.
Since the idea is what its dictionary contains, it is best
to examine it from a linguistics standpoint. Proponents
of the cognitive method are certain that the concept's
central idea is the focus on native speakers' mental
content and activity. It is crucial to remember that
while these methods do not conflict with one another,
they all consider how versatile and complicated
concepts are, necessitating a thorough examination of
language, culture, and awareness.
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