HUMANITARIAN RESEARCHES

Journal of fundamental and applied researches

LAGOM IN THE SWEDISH CULTURE (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE GASTRONOMIC DISCOURSE)

2021. №3, pp. 61-65

Prirodina Ulyana P. - Private educational institution of additional education for the study of foreign languages “Nordic School”, brasikaikea@rambler.ru

This article is devoted to the question of the word lagom in the Swedish language and the culture of the ethnic group. The analysis revealed the etymology of the word lagom and described its role in the Swedish society, as well as presented the semantics of the word lagom with the support of its functioning at the level of the gastronomic discourse. The following research methods were used in the work: observation method, descriptive method and method of etymological analysis. The analysis of the material made it possible to conclude that the word lagom reflects the value attitudes developed by the historically developing social consciousness, the way of ethnic life, and the worldview. The word lagom , denoting the ideal amount, with the help of which the search for moderation in everything and balance in all spheres of life is carried out, has a direct bearing on gastronomy. The semantic structure of the word lagom in the Swedish gastronomic discourse is characterized by inconsistency.

Key words: lagom, gastronomic discourse, Swedish culture

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