Polina Fedorko

This article is devoted to the study of "love" concept in modern English-speaking musical culture. In order to describe the modern linguistic and cultural specifics of "love" concept, the authors selected and systematized the lexical means of expressing "love" in the lyrics of contemporary English-speaking musicians. On the basis of the semantic and contextual analysis of text fragments, the authors concluded that love is the most significant feeling and value in the life of native English speakers; the concept of love can include the broadest, sometimes contradictive meanings in the minds of English speaking people; it combines both the national and cultural specifics and more universal ideas of love, reflecting the emotional state of any person beyond time or nationality.