Alina VASILYEVA
This article attempts to identify and describe the methods of conceptual indications forming the structure of the “sylgy / horse” concept in the Yakut linguistic consciousness. Studies of national and cultural identity of the Yakut linguistic consciousness in terms of socio-cultural and linguistic contacts may serve as a scientific and methodological basis for a more in-depth study of language processes, including the mental lexicon of the ethnic group. The study is based on the analysis of semantics of the “sylgy / horse” concept and associative-verbal network of linguistic consciousness of the Yakut native speakers. It is shown that the traditional world view and perception of the world are reflected in the traditional knowledge, linguistic and mythopoetic consciousness of the Yakut people.
Key words: linguistic consciousness, concept, traditional culture, associative reactions