The process of language learning consists not only in the assimilation of linguistic knowledge, but it is also directly related to cultural and national identity. Studies in different countries confirm that national values have a significant influence on language learning motivation. Values and sacred concepts reflect the specific aspects of a person's spiritual and material world, national-cultural worldview. Naturally, values are expressed through language and acquire stability. The spiritual and moral well-being of society is also reflected in the attitude towards eternal values. Therefore, axiological linguistics - a field that studies the values of language - is becoming increasingly relevant today.

Axiological linguistics studies the nature of values, their structural integrity in existence and society, the interrelationship of various values with social and cultural factors, as well as the phenomenon of personality.  National values are a system of beliefs and customs based on the history, culture, and social principles of a particular society. National values play an important role in the process of language learning. They influence a person's perception of a new language, their attitude towards it, and learning motivation. Every society strives to study foreign languages in connection with its national interests. Therefore, in the process of language learning, it is important to find a balance between national identity and international competitiveness.

Within the framework of axiolinguistic research, it is important to show the influence of national values and the language of the work of art, the linguistic expression of national and cultural values, the peculiarities of the artistic text, the individual way of thinking of the creator in expressing an axiological assessment, as well as external factors (ideology, philosophy, environment, etc.), to identify and research universal and culturally specific axiolinguistic values. In this article, proverbs, wise sayings, idioms, and some texts reflecting historical events, cultural customs, and societal values are analyzed from an axiolinguistic perspective.

Values, national-cultural, axiological linguistics

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