Cheremysina H. Objectification of the linguacultural concept WEALTH by means of innovations in the American language picture of the world.

The object of research is the linguacultural concept WEALTH objectified in the American language picture of the world. The subject of the research is the innovative means of American English, which actualize the linguacultural concept WEALTH in the American language picture of the world. The aim of the thesis is to reveal the peculiarities of actualization of the linguacultural concept WEALTH by English innovative means in the American language picture of the world. Results of the research: the linguacultural concept WEALTH is a dominant cultural value for American society, as it embodies the vision of financial well-being, determines worldview, and shapes the assessment of success. Considering the dominant cultural values existing in American linguaculture, and the fact that innovations are distributed across different conceptual spheres, the high nominative density of the linguacultural concept WEALTH indicates the relevance of this mental-linguistic construct to American society. A close examination of the factual material presented by the American English innovations confirms that the linguacultural concept WEALTH is objectified through the subconcepts SOCIAL INEQUALITY, PROPERTY, STRESS, PRESTIGE in the American publicistic discourse. According to the ways of formation and mechanisms of innovative objectification of the linguacultural concept WEALTH in the American publicistic discourse, the highest productivity is demonstrated by blending, affixation, compounding, and contraction. Metaphor appears to be the most active mechanisms, which have played an important role in the process of coining new phrases, and shows greater productivity, compared to other mechanisms of phrase formation, such as metonymy and euphemism. The scope of research is the possibility of using the materials and results of the dissertation in educational work: teaching courses in linguacultural studies, linguistics; in educational and methodical work: when compiling textbooks and manuals on research problems; in lexicographic practice: when compiling dictionaries and glossaries on American English innovations.