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

V.V. Kruglov

Moscow State University, Moscow, 125009 Russia

Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Moscow, 119454 Russia

E-mail: cpp.chindep@yandex.ru

Received November 27, 2020

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DOI: 10.26907/2541-7738.2021.1.154-161

For citation: Kruglov V.V. The oppositional pair of heaven – earth in the Xici Zhuan and its linguistic parameters. Uchenye Zapiski Kazanskogo Universiteta. Seriya Gumanitarnye Nauki, 2021, vol. 163, no. 1, pp. 154–161. doi: 10.26907/2541-7738.2021.1.154-161. (In Russian)

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.

Keywords: Chinese language, philosophical discourse, oppositional pair, heaven, earth, linguoculturological analysis

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