HUMANITARIAN RESEARCHES

Journal of fundamental and applied researches

2015. №4, pp. 66-71

Zolotykh Lidiya G. - Doctor of Philology, Professor, Astrakhan State University, 414056, Russia, Astrakhan, 20a Tatischev st, zolotyhlg@yandex.ru

Kosmacheva Olga Yu. - Candidate of Philological Sciences, Astrakhan State University, 414056, Russia, Astrakhan, 20a Tatischev st, olga_ast@list.ru

Kulikova Ekaterina Yu. - senior lecturer, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, 117198, Russia, Moscow, 6 Miklukho Maclay st, kulikova77@yandex.ru

The article focuses on the relation of values of prefixes multi- and poly- in terms of the concept of multi- /poly-culturalism. The study is based on the material of different kinds of dictionaries and encyclopedias. Separation of the the concepts "multi-cultural and" poly-cultural" on the basis of the analysis of these categories was attempted.

Key words: мультикультурализм, поликультурализм, самоидентификация, толерантность, межнациональные отношения, полиэтничность, multi-culturalism, poly-culturalism, self-identity, tolerance, international relations, poly-ethnicity

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