UDC 81
Elizova T.K.
REPRESENTATION OF CONCEPT ”TIME” IN THE ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN LANGUAGES
Elabuga Institute of Kazan’(Volga Region) Federal University
In this article the author considers various approaches to the study of concepts, determines the main features of the universal concept "time", and analyzes the ways of linguistic representation of this concept in the English and Russian languages. The article presents a new approach to comparative analysis of conceptual and linguistic representation of “time” and defines the similarities and differences between the mental and language nature of this phenomenon which enables to investigate the relationship between language and thought more deeply and fully.
Key words: concept; conceptual sphere; concept of discourse; language picture of the world; literary concept; scientific concept.