CONCEPTUALIZATION OF TIME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5281/Keywords:
conceptualization of time; cognitive linguistics; language and culture; temporal metaphors; linguistic relativity; time expressions; cross-cultural communicationAbstract
Time is one of the most important concepts in human cognition and communication. However, different languages and cultures conceptualize time in different ways. This article examines how time is understood and represented in languages from a cognitive linguistics perspective. The study uses a comparative descriptive methodology supported by examples from English and other languages. The findings show that cultural background, spatial orientation, and metaphorical thinking strongly influence the linguistic representation of time. The article also discusses the relationship between language, culture, and cognition in the formation of temporal concepts.
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