In modern linguistics, the idea of W. von Humboldt move from the field of theoretical constructions to the field applied linguistics as the basis for the development of innovative educational technologies, in particular, in the field of training modern specialists of linguistics. Actually, the area of applied linguistics develops the problems of intercultural communication implements its theoretical constructions. And in this sense proposed work is quite traditional (because the approach taken

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... s based on the ideas of Humboldt and his followers) and at the same time innovative (because it accepts Humboldt's positions as a direct guide to "action" - the language of the people is its spirit can be interpreted precisely as the desire to connect the mentality of the people and the national language). This approach has a high heuristic significance, since it allows us to systematically "link" language and mentality, to see behind the apparent metaphysicality of linguistic means. The author is aware that the proposed approach is a largely simplified model of the nature of the interaction between the language and the spirit of the people.