ЛИНГВОКУЛЬТУРОЛОГИЯ

Recent years have witnessed a steady increase in occurrences of the label cultural linguistics, used to refer either to a broad field of scientific endeavor – which I suggest to call cultural linguistics (in lowercase) – or to a more narrowly defined framework within that field – which I suggest to call CULTURAL LINGUISTICS (in small capitals). The latter saw the light of day in 1996 but has become better known since Farzad Sharifian provided it with its current interdisciplinary base, replacing Gary Palmer’s term imagery with a more fitting alternative.

This article presents modern scientific paradigm developed in Russia at the turn of XX–XXI centuries. The author observes its main characteristics – integrative and holistic character. These are believed to be presupposed by a range of external and internal factors. The author also suggests a new stage in the development of scientific thought – the stage of neo-post-positivism, which corresponds to post-nonclassicism within the framework of the philosophy of science, and formulates some of its postulates as well.