THE CONCEPT OF «FREEDOM» IN THE COGNITIVE-SEMANTIC FIELD OF THE POEM BY IVAN FRANCO «STILL NOT LOST»

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to identify the essence of the concept of “freedom” in the cognitive-semantic fi eld of I. Franko’s verse “Still not lost!”. In the framework of the defi ned goal, the following tasks have been solved: the features of the verbal representation of the concept of “freedom” in poetic discourse of the poetry by Ivan Franko have been clarifi ed; its compliance with the linguistic and cultural profi le of the Ukrainian language has been substantiated. I t is established that the linguistic design of the text of the poem is an example of the discursive confi guration of the concept, which refl ected the individual and author’s understanding of the world and himself in it. The concept of “freedom” is culturally relevant, which manifests itself on the lexical, phraseological and syntactical levels, in various means of objectifi cation, in syntagmatic fullness, peculiarities of metaphorical comprehension and paremic interpretation. The concept is a mental entity that is scattered among the signs of the language and can be implemented by a number of verbal / nonverbal means. In the author’s mind there is a certain individual associative relationship between the concept and the sign, which is based on their own life experience, due to the physical, psychological, emotional state, the purpose of discourse, etc. Conclusions: socio-cultural dynamics of the national language allows changes in the artistic and poetic conceptualization of the concept of “freedom”. In this sense, the writer and his work, as well as the linguistic means of the discourse are the transfer- transmitter of the concept and its signifi cance in the bonds of generations, epochs, cultures, etc. The valorative scope of the concept of “freedom” in the text of the verse is determined by its author’s discourse as the value of the existence of man and nation, which corresponds to the philosophical and mental guidelines of the Ukrainian linguistic and cultural community. Prospects for further research are the study of the conceptosphere of other latest poems by Ivan Franko.