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Issue 98
LINGUISTICS
UDK: 811.11-112
THE SPECIFICS OF THE CONCEPTUALIZATION OF TIME IN THE ENGLISH AND AVAR LINGUISTIC CULTURES
ABDULAEVA Rezeda N.
This study addresses the under-researched area of how time is conceptualized across languages from diverse cultural traditions. Specifically, it examines the conceptualization of time through spatial representations in English and Avar linguistic cultures. The primary objective is to analyze the structuring of linguistic time based on spatial models. Employing a comparative-typological method and a cognitive framework, this research draws on data from typologically distinct languages to investigate the role of ethnic consciousness in temporal conceptualization. A key aim is to identify the ethnospecific features in the verbalization of time in the genetically and typologically distant languages of English and Avar. The scientific novelty of this work lies in its demonstration of how temporal concepts in two distinct linguistic cultures are formed using spatial representations, with the human body serving as a primary reference point. The most significant finding is that spatial conceptualization is primary to the lexical units constituting the conceptual picture of time. These results contribute to both cognitive linguistic research and to the broader description of space-time conceptualization within linguistic worldviews. Furthermore, the presented material has practical applications for English language pedagogy aimed at a Daghestan audience and can serve as a resource for student research projects.
Pages: 134 - 138
Date: 30.11.2025