Linguistic and cultural representation of time and space in Russian and Chinese linguistic worldviews

this study is devoted to a comparative analysis of the linguistic and cultural representation of the categories of time and space in Russian and Chinese linguistic worldviews (LWV). At the theoretical level, key parameters of analysis have been identified, including dominant conceptual models, aspects of perception, and linguistic means of objectification. It has been established that the Russian LCP is characterized by a dynamic perception of time, an emphasis on linear progress, and extensive exploration of space, while Chinese linguoculture demonstrates cyclical temporal representations, hierarchical spatial relations, and the sacralization of loci. The identified differences are determined by the historical experience, value orientations, and mental attitudes of the peoples. The study confirms the thesis of the cultural conditioning of the basic categories of cognition and contributes to the development of the typology of LCP and the methodology of comparative linguoculturology.

linguistic worldview, linguistic and cultural representation, chronotope, conceptual models of time, spatial coordinates