PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS OF THE LINGUISTIC IMAGE OF THE WORLD
Recently, the concept of an «image of the world» has been attracting an increasing number of researchers. The image of the world as a set of systematized ideas about reality is presented in various aspects: one can speak of physical, biological, scientific, aesthetic images of the world and others. This article is devoted to the problems of research and philosophical understanding of the linguistic image of the world. The linguistic image of the world as an integral concept includes knowledge as a set of information about the surrounding world, a certain vision and understanding of the world, various ways of perceiving reality. The author focuses on the evolution of ideas about the linguistic image of the world, its functions in the consciousness of speakers, analyzes the specifics of the formation of ethnical linguistic images of the world. The article discusses the relationship between the philosophical and linguistic pictures of the world, which are in constant interaction and strive for an adequate reflection of reality, and also reveals the multidimensionality of these concepts. Particular attention is paid to the national specifics of worldviews, the need to update their study at the present stage. The national language is considered as an organ of selfknowledge and cultural self-expression. It not only reflects the features of the national character, but also shapes them. The term "linguistic image of the world" as a relatively new subject of scientific and philosophical understanding is characterized by the fragility of boundaries, the subjectivity of perception and speculation. This makes it necessary to expand the boundaries of philosophical and linguoculturological understanding of the linguistic picture of the world, and also represents relevant material for study by specialists involved in the application of an integrated approach to solving issues at the intersection of philosophy and linguistics.