Specifics of Concepts Functioning in Religious Discourse
Table 1 - Comparison of the frequency of Christian concepts in Contemporary Russian discourse and the frequency of the corresponding Christian notions in Contemporary British-American Christian discourse
Indicators of Christian discourse (main religious concepts) | Frequency of the indicator in contemporary Russian Christian discourse (per 1 million words) 1980-2023 (A) | Frequency of the corresponding notion in contemporary British-American Christian discourse (per 1 million words) 1980-2022 (B) | Ratio А: B |
МОНАСТЫРЬ – a main concept only in Russian discourse (monastery) | 155 | 10 | 15,5:1 |
ГРЕХ – a main concept only in Russian discourse (sin) | 227 | 41 | 5,5:1 |
МОЛИТВА– a main concept only in Russian discourse (prayer) | 192 | 48 | 4:1 |
СОВЕСТЬ – a main concept only in Russian discourse (conscience) | 153 | 26 | 6:1 |