SYMBOL AS A LANGUAGE OF LINGUOCULTURES

Abstract

The article gives a brief overview of the formation and stages of development of symbols of cultural unity, their role in society, analyzes some semantic, structural and functional features, reveals the connection of symbols with one of the related phenomena - metaphors. Through symbols, the holy of holies of culture opens to our consciousness: meanings that defy reason are comprehended, living in the unconscious depths of the soul and uniting people into a single ethno cultural community. Moreover, a genuine symbol not only expresses a certain meaning, it also conveys the entire spectrum of its magical power. The symbol is directed to the unconscious depths of the human soul and, being beyond the control of our awareness, directly affects the affective sphere of human nature. It is thanks to this understanding of the nature of the verbal symbol that its poetic, winged definitions appeared.