The logical relationship between language and culture, reflected in the statements of famous people

The article examines the relationship between language and culture through the prism of the statements of famous people on the example of Ossetia, Russian and German languages and cultures, with a view to tracing the chances of their rapprochement and cooperation in the world cultural space. The indissoluble unity of the national language and national culture finds its diverse realization in the statements of their representatives. The author considers one of the most actual issues of the day: the relationship of language and culture, he gives an analysis of the various statements on the issue, he affects a multivalued concept of language as one of the components of the national culture, seeing it as a means of transmission of culture, focusing on the undoubted importance of language as a means of preservation and existence of culture. Language and culture distinguish one ethnos from another, and, at the same time, through them are opened the ways of their communication and even rapprochement. The Russian language and culture have taken over for centuries the leading role in the mediation between cultures of more than 100 nationalities in North Ossetia-Alania, where they have embodied for many years a traditional positive presence. The article develops a significant role of the statements of representatives of the designated cultures and languages in promoting their mutual understanding, which can be an important, pragmatic aspect in the modern context. For a student, the acquisition of intercultural skills is a problem. The methodology of work on intercultural issues is multifaceted, many explanations, tips or guides. Here, in our opinion, a beautiful and elegant compromise between intercultural ideology and reality is appropriate in the form of studying the statements of great representatives of different cultures and languages as an additional source of intercultural information, different starting points, previously studied, possibly edited by a teacher, for more effective integration into specific language environment, enriching the didactics of teaching foreign languages with cognitive, affective and behavioral elements that transform learning in a more conscious process. In the article we can see comparative analysis of the statements in German, Ossetia and Russian languages, in order to identify the features that are worth paying attention to when translating these expressions.

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