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

Authors

  • Jingjing SHI Institue of International Communication, Taizhou Vocational And Technical College, Zhejiang Province, China; Universiti Teknologi Mara (UITM), Selangor, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5948-3591
  • Gevorg GRIGORYAN PhD https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1689-8375
  • Huichun NING Jiangxi Tellhow Animation Vocational College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v28i4.1017

Keywords:

privacy, concept, linguophilosophy, intimacy, freedom, property, personality

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.

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Published

2023-12-25

How to Cite

SHI, J., GRIGORYAN, G., & NING, H. (2023). The Philosophy of the Concept “Privacy” in English and Chinese Linguoculture. WISDOM, 28(4), 80–88. https://doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v28i4.1017

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Philosophy of Language