THE SPECIFICS OF THE ACTUALIZATION OF THE WORLDVIEWIN ENGLISH RIDDLES

Abstract

The article examines the axiological nature of concepts within the framework of the linguistic picture of the world. Concepts are viewed as multidimensional structures that combine rational and emotional, abstract and concrete, universal and ethnic, as well as collective and individual dimensions. Following the ideas of V.A. Maslova and Yu.S. Stepanov, the study highlights the role of concepts as the core of the conceptual sphere that determines cultural dynamics and reflects historical experience. Particular attention is given to the close interrelation between language, culture, and history, as emphasized by N.I. Tolstoy and other scholars. The article demonstrates that linguistic forms preserve traces of social order, national identity, and cultural development, thus shaping the ethnic worldview. Within this perspective, the English riddle is analyzed as a folklore genre that functions as both a part of England’s traditional verbal culture and a source of information about the archaic worldview of the English ethnos.