The Philosophy of the Concept “Privacy” in English and Chinese Linguoculture

Abstract

The current article is devoted to the study of the linguophilosophical concept “Privacy” in English and Chinese linguocultures, which plays a vital role in the formation of the meaning of life for any individual and the major axiological functions of personality. The aim of the study is to give a complete characteristic of the philosophical concept “Privacy” in English linguocultures. The novelty of this work is determined by representing the construction of the model of as a linguocultural concept, as well as defining its socio-psychological, cultural, philosophical and linguistic characteristics. This study is also important in identifying the ways of expressing “Privacy” in the lexical-phraseological system of language and communicative behavior. The material for the study is presented by linguistic units, found in dictionaries, reference books and popular literature.