Representation of the Concept of Patience in the Russian and Swedish Language Images of the World (Based on Proverbial Material)

Abstract

The article looks at a part of the language image of the world of native speakers of Swedish and Russian representing the concept of patience. The article examines 26 proverbs thematically connected with the concept of patience in Russian and Swedish. The analysis of proverbial material contributes to a better understanding of the national peculiarities of specific concepts typical of different nations. In the present article all the proverbs are divided into thematic groups according to the common meaning they all possess within the group they belong to. In addition, the article examines some paremiological units being equivalent or similar in their meaning in both languages.