Analysis of the Nominative Field of the Concept Tolerance

The proposed article presents a study of the nominative field of the concept TOLERANCE. The relevance of this study is conditioned by the fact that its results are applicable to the creation of the tools for studying and modeling linguistic tolerance in conflict. The article provides a linguographic analysis of the word tolerance which resulted in identifying the main features of tolerance in relationships between people. The synonymous set that reveals the content of the word tolerance includes such concepts as “patience”, “tolerance”, “forbearance”. A respectful attitude towards people who are different from the subject of communication are emphasized in the definitions of tolerance. The differences can be of a religious, ethnic, racial, ideological, cultural or other nature. A linguographic analysis of the word tolerance shows that when describing “tolerance” as a personal characteristic, such aspects as self-confidence, endurance, and self-control can be traced. The natural scientific interpretation of the word tolerance is also reflected in those definitions of tolerance that deal with relationships between people. The analysis has revealed that the word tolerance has both positive and negative connotations: undemandingness, indulgence, condescension. In the dictionaries of sciences related to education, tolerance is defined as “refraining from causing harm,” “exclusion of aggression towards others,” and also “absence of criticism, discrimination, and persecution.” This understanding of tolerance (“by contradiction”) gives us an awareness of what tolerance is not. When considering “tolerance” as a way of responding to conflict (a way of behaving in conflict), special emphasis is placed on the use of mild methods of influencing someone whose behavior cannot be understood or accepted, as well as recommendations to act primarily applying methods of explanation and persuasion.