LINGVOCOGNITIVE REPRESENTATION OF MASCULINITY AND FEMININITY IN EURASIAN PAREMIOLOGY: SLAVIC, TURKIC, GERMANIC AND INDO-ARYAN ASPECTS

Abstract

Relevance. This article examines the specific features of metaphorical modeling of the gender conceptual sphere in the paremiological fund of Slavic, Turkic, Germanic (English), and Indo-Aryan (Hindi) linguacultures. The relevance of the study is determined by the need for a systemic understanding of gender stereotypes in the context of globalization and intercultural interaction. The aim of the study is to identify universal and culture-specific models of masculinity and femininity, enshrined in proverbs and sayings. The methodological basis consists of comparative, contrastive, linguacognitive, and interpretive methods. The results demonstrate that the gender conceptual sphere is built on a stable binary opposition, dating back to mythological and epic ideas. Masculinity is characterized by a stable triad of "breadwinner - protector - bearer of will," while femininity demonstrates greater variability and ambivalence. It is concluded that proverbs act as a cultural code, reflecting both universal cognitive models and the cultural specificity of gender representations.