The oppositional pair of heaven – earth in the Xici Zhuan and its linguistic parameters Cover Image

Оппозиционная пара «Небо – Земля» в «Сицы Чжуань» и ее лингвистические параметры
The oppositional pair of heaven – earth in the Xici Zhuan and its linguistic parameters

Author(s): Vladislav Vladislavovich Kruglov
Subject(s): Language studies, East Asian Philosophy, Philology
Published by: Казанский (Приволжский) федеральный университет
Keywords: Chinese language; philosophical discourse; oppositional pair; heaven; earth; linguoculturological analysis;

Summary/Abstract: The oppositional pair of heaven – earth (天 ‘tian’ – 地 ‘di’) derived on the basis of the conceptual apparatus of the Xici Zhuan (‘Appended Commentaries’) and in line with the I Ching tradition was studied. A methodology for linguoculturological analysis of the term with account of the linguistic parameters of the oppositional pair (attribution to predicates/names, grammaticalogical commentary, and interpretation within the traditional Chinese philosophy) was introduced. The analysis was performed with the help of a wide range of the ancient Chinese texts. All occurrences of the oppositional pair of heaven – earth in the Xici Zhuan text were analyzed. As a result of the research, the place of the oppositional pair of heaven – earth in the Xici Zhuan and its linguistic parameters were revealed.

  • Issue Year: 163/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 154-161
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Russian