LINGUOCULTURAL SPECIFICITY OF THE EMBODIMENT OF NATIONAL IDENTITY IN THE ARTISTIC TEXTS OF THE USA AND CANADA

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the linguistic-cultural specificity of the representation of national identity in the artistic texts of the USA and Canada. The focus of the analysis is the relationship between language, culture and national self-consciousness, which is embodied in fiction as a key tool for the formation and transmission of collective memory and identity. It is determined that the literary texts of both countries act not only as a reflection of socio-historical processes, but also as an active factor in the formation of the image of the nation, its basic values, ideological guidelines and cultural codes. Within the framework of the comparative analysis, differences and common features in the methods of constructing national identity in American and Canadian literature are traced. American literary texts tend to affirm the idea of the "American dream", individualism and multicultural synthesis, where linguistic strategies are aimed at combining personal freedom and national unity. In contrast, Canadian literature demonstrates the priority of the theme of cultural pluralism, binationality (English and French-speaking traditions), as well as special attention to the spatial dimension of identity, where geography and nature become important markers of cultural identity. The role of artistic discourse in preserving and updating collective narratives that form a holistic view of the nation is separately considered. It is found that in the USA the key discursive dominants are the ideas of democracy, equal opportunities, national exceptionalism and mobility, while Canadian texts focus on the issue of identity as a dialogue between cultures, a balance between traditions and globalization processes.