The content and structure of the linguocultural concept ‘jealousy’
Jealousy is a significant social, cultural and psychological phenomenon reflected in a linguocultural concept. The concept ‘jealousy’ is viewed here from a cognitive standpoint. Its content and structure are revealed as opposed to those of the adjacent concept ‘envy’. The conclusions are sustained by literary quotations. The author describes the content of the concept: jealousy arises from awareness of one’s unattractiveness for the partner and the rival’s attractiveness. Suffering from an inferiority complex, a person is jealous even if there are no grounds for that. A jealous person seeks a pretext for wrath and turns a deaf ear to sound sense. He / she is irrationally distrustful. His / her jealousy is theatrical. The show-offishness is caused by the intention to save reputation: the cuckold’s role is shameful. All these features of jealousy are reflected in the concept.