World Images Mythological Floral Motifs of the English, Russian and Tatar Language.

ABSTRACT

This paper is concerned with plant motifs in mythology in three different linguistic cultures – english, russian and tatar. The interest in the symbolism of flora is due to its wide distribution in world culture, reflected in mythological representations and various literary genres. Plants and trees, which are recognized as cultural concepts, are among the objects studied by the authors. It is analyzed mythological texts, modern linguists’ special considerations relating to nature concepts, the use of plant motifs in three linguistic world images, and the objectification of these images in national cultural consciousnesses.