"The Book of Changes" and the Chinese Language: Some Features of the Chinese Language Through the Lens of Traditional Thinking
https://doi.org/10.24412/2686-9675-4-2024-41-53
Abstract
Language and thinking are closely related to each other. The thinking of the Han people was formed in the process of developing the ancient historical culture of China. When studying traditional ways of thinking in China, it is impossible not to mention the book "Yijing" (or "Book of Changes"). Although the "Book of Changes" was originally a book about fortune telling in China, it is a generalization of the experience of Chinese civilization. For five thousand years, the ideas of the "Book of Changes" continue to exert a tangible influence on the philosophy, social and political life, religion, medicine, literature and aesthetic arts of the Chinese people.
This article focuses on a brief overview of the systemic structure and features of thinking that underlie the "Book of Changes" and further influenced the principles, specificity, as well as some features of grammar and word formation in the Chinese language. Thanks to this, students of the Chinese language will be able to better understand and master the features of the Chinese language.
About the Authors
Yun Han
Kazan (Volga region) Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Han Yun Senior Lecturer Department of Altaic and Sinological Studies
Kazan
L. R. Mirzieva
Kazan (Volga region) Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Leysan R. Mirzieva Senior Lecturer, Department of Altaic and Sinological Studies
Kazan, Pushkin Street 1/55
E. N. Shaikhtudinova
Kazan (Volga region) Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Evgeniya N. Shaykhutdinova Lecturer, Department of Altaic and Sinological Studies
Kazan, Pushkin Street 1/55
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Review
For citations:
Han Yu., Mirzieva L.R., Shaikhtudinova E.N. "The Book of Changes" and the Chinese Language: Some Features of the Chinese Language Through the Lens of Traditional Thinking. Modern Oriental Studies. 2024;6(4):41-53. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24412/2686-9675-4-2024-41-53
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