Verbalization of the image of the sun in European and Asian linguocultures (based on the material of modern song discourse)

In the present article ethnic and cultural peculiarities of the images of language consciousness are considered. The texts of songs in Arabic, Turkish, Russian, French, English with the image of the sun expressed in key lexical items are chosen as the material for analysis. The purpose of the article is to compare the image of the sun in European and Asian linguocultures based on the analysis of song texts with the consideration of national and mental characteristics. The methods used in this article are the following: the method of collecting and analysis of information, the method of observation and description, the method of comparative analysis, the contextual method, the method of interpretation. The analysis of the texts allows the author to conclude that European and Asian peoples have similarities and differences in verbalization of the image of the sun as national and mental peculiarities of European and Asian linguocultures are reflected in this image. In European and Asian linguocultures the image of the sun has the meaning of love and prosperous life. In the texts of Arabic and Turkish songs the image of the sun is connected with unhappy love as well. The results of the research can be used in teaching lexicology, comparative linguistics, theory of communication, socio- and psycholinguistics.