Polylinguality and Transcultural PracticesPolylinguality and Transcultural Practices2618-897X2618-8988Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)13064Research ArticleEMOTIONALITY AS A TRAIT OF THE MEXICAN CHARACTERTirskihaS LDepartment of General and Comparative Linguistics-MSLU150220152576017092016Copyright © 2015, Tirskiha S.L.2015The article analyses cultural Mexican specificities on the basis of the popular telenovela “Porque el Amor Manda” which can be translated to English as “Love Rules”. The main aspect discussed in this piece of writing concerns one of the most representative traits of the Mexican character - emotionality. The investigation is based on concrete episodes of the mentioned soap opera.intensificatorsemotionalityoptimismimpressionabilityloveинтенсификаторыэмоциональностьоптимизмвпечатлительностьлюбовь