The concept as a forming unit of the cultural code

Abstract

The present article is dedicated to the study of the position of the concept in modern linguistic studies. Special attention is given to the role of the concept in the formation of cultural code in modern society. In the study the concept is taken as a system of units of the material and spiritual world. Detailed study and understanding of the linguo-cognitive aspects allows to conduct detection and reconstruction of various socio-cultural processes and mechanisms through the prism of verbal representation. Special attention is given to the verbalization and nonverbalization processes in terms of formation of the cognitive structures