TRADITIONS OF DREAM INTERPRETATIONS IN LINGUOCULTUROLOGY

Аннотация

Dream interpretation functions as a cultural mechanism for conceptualizing the relationship between the “real” and the “unreal” worlds. Across cultures, it has developed mainly through two interconnected traditions: oral (folkloric) and written (bookish). Drawing on the theoretical approaches of N. I. Tolstoy, S. M. Tolstaya, S. Nebzhegowska, T. S. Sadova, and related scholarship, this article examines the key features of these traditions, their sociocultural foundations, and their interaction. The study focuses on the linguistic and associative nature of dream symbols and the variability of their interpretations. Particular attention is paid to written dream books (sonniks) as sources for linguocultural analysis. The article argues that, despite earlier scholarly skepticism toward written dream interpretation, both oral and written traditions represent valuable material for the study of collective consciousness,symbolic  thinking,  and  culturally  embedded  models  reflected  in  language.al  models  embedded  in language.