Ophelia Taghiyeva
Baku Slavic University
https://orcid.org/0009-0002-355-2297
ofeliya.salimova@yandex.com
Concept Genesis of Historical and Cultural Markers
in Artistic Discourse
Abstract
The article is devoted to the study of historical and cultural markers in artistic discourse from the perspective of their concept genesis. The primary focus is placed on identifying the cognitive and semiotic mechanisms through which lexical units encode historical, social, and spiritual dimensions of cultural experience. These mechanisms function as integrative semantic nodes, ensuring the correlation of linguistic nominations with conceptual structures of cultural memory. In the process of concept genesis, they operate as cognitive markers that make it possible to reconstruct the dynamics of historical and cultural models and to reveal implicit cognitive-semiotic links between social practices, ritual norms, and the symbolic representation of a given epoch.
The paper examines sociocultural-functional, denotative-appellative, confessionally marked, and historical-factual markers as conceptually saturated elements that ensure the integration of collective memory and artistic interpretation. Sociocultural-functional nominations demonstrate the specificity of professional, every day, and economic activities of a particular era, serving as markers of institutional practices. Denotative appellatives form stable typologies of social images and register psychological and cultural attitudes, enabling immediate recognition of characters and social roles. Confessionally marked nominatives reveal sacred and ethical concepts, contributing to the reconstruction of the spiritual environment and moral guidelines of society. Historical-factual referents ensure the fixation of specific events, symbols, and personalities, integrating political-social and cultural codes into the artistic narrative.
The application of a concept-genetic approach makes it possible to identify latent semantic connections between linguistic nominations, cultural memory, and socio-historical dynamics. The article emphasizes that historical and cultural markers function as cognitive and semiotic mechanisms for modeling the historical and cultural experience of a people, thereby creating multidimensional semantic networks.
Keywords: cognitive semiotics, historical and cultural markers, concept genesis, cultural memory, semantic networks, socio-cultural codes, cognitive modeling