Linguocultural peculiarities of FATE concept in English fiction discourse (on the basis of works by W.S. Maugham)

the article explores the concept of FATE as a key category in the English linguistic worldview and its literary representation in the works of W. Somerset Maugham. The study focuses on the philosophical and cultural background of the concept, its lexical-semantic structure, and the linguistic means used to represent it. Special attention is given to the interaction of the concept of fate with related notions such as will, chance, and predestination. The analysis is based on the novels Of Human Bondage and The Painted Veil, which present different models of conceptualizing destiny. The study employs a linguocultural approach and aims to identify deep mental structures embedded in literary texts. It may be interesting for students of philological specialties, as well as for wide audience dealing with fictional prose of the XX century.

concept, FATE, linguoculturology, W. Somerset Maugham, English literary discourse, will, predestination, chance