The Concept Of Hate/Hatred and its Wording in English, Russian and French

Abstract

The paper deals with the concept of hate/hatred in English, Russian and French. It is not usual to consider this concept separately from the concept of love, with which it is so closely interconnected that they are as a rule investigated as binary concepts. The concept of hate/hatred is universal and one of the most ancient and important concepts in human culture. As it corresponds to one of the basic human emotions, it has been object of attention of many scholars, thinkers and writers since time immemorial. The concept of hate/hatred may be considered as one of the commonest and most claimed in English, Russian and French linguistic cultures. Usually it is believed to belong to the field of negative emotions though exceptions are rather frequent. Lexical means of verbalizing this concept appear to be the richest in English, somewhat less rich in French, and the least rich in Russian, though all of these tongues possess a well-provided stock of words and word combinations to word the concept under investigation.