Sacred Hypercode “Արեվ”/“Arev”/ in the Armenian Linguaculture vs. Symbolic Cultural Code “Sun” in the English Linguaculture

Abstract

This article aims to identify the specific functioning of the sacred hypercode “Արև”/“Arev” in the Armenian linguaculture and to compare it with the symbolic cultural code "Sun"  in the English cultural and linguistic tradition. The focus of the study is on the structure, functions, stability, and degree of sacralization of the symbol, as well as its role in the formation of cultural identity and its linguistic and discursive manifestations. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the interpretation of the Sun as a sacred hypercode from a cross-cultural and interdiscursive perspective. This interpretation is supported by the use of ethnolinguistic, cognitive, and semiotic methods of analysis. The proposed study is based on the synthesis of theoretical provisions on cultural codes (Lotman, Lakoff and Johnson, Wierzbicka, Bakhtin, Lefebvre) and empirical data on Armenian and English language practices, paremiology, mythology, and symbolism. The research methodology includes linguacultural and semiotic analysis, elements of conceptual modeling, and a comparison of lexical-semantic and figurative systems in various cultural contexts. The mythopoetic and discursive approach is also employed to reconstruct the function of the sacred hypercode in the national consciousness. Thus, the present study aims to deepen the understanding of the mechanisms underlying the formation of holy meanings in language and culture, which is important both for theoretical linguacultural studies and for the practice of intercultural communication, as well as for the semiotics of culture.