THE LINGUO-COGNITIVE LEVEL OF SECONDARY LINGUISTIC IDENTITY (BASED ON THE NOVELS WRITTEN BY THE MODERN BRITISH WRITERS)

Abstract

The paper studies the linguo-cognitive level of secondary linguistic identity. It proves that the units of this level are negatively-marked generalisations about Ukraine and positive ones about Great Britain used in the novel written by the British writer of Ukrainian origin; the allusions to Slavonic proverbs; typical for the European and Slavonic mentality cultural stereotypes verbilised in the literary works, which accounts for the interrelation between two cultures in bilingul mindset. Key words: secondary linguistic identity, linguo-cognitive level, the linguo-cognitive level units, cultural stereotype,