The Name of the Concept STUDENT in Russian and English Languages: on Lexicographical Material

Abstract

One of the key figures in international and national education is a student. In this regard, the article examines the lexical representation of the concept STUDENT in two developed (literary) languages of our time - English and Russian. Attention focuses on the character of interpretation of the words "Student" and "student", which are going back to the same etymon, respectively, in English and Russian dictionaries. As a source of practical material the lexicographical works published in XX - XXI centuries are used. Comparative analysis of the definitions of the named keywords of the concept STUDENT reveals the difference in sememe and seme filling of the word-equivalents in English and Russian.