Author: Mustafayeva, Samida

Annotation: The lexical expression of color in language has been a constant focus of attention for linguists, as the system of colors is important not only from a linguistic perspective but also from cognitive, cultural, philosophical, and psychological aspects. Studying colors within these intersecting fields in a particular language can provide significant insights into contemporary linguistics. China and Japan, not only geographically close but also historically and culturally interconnected for centuries, are of particular interest in this regard. The aim of this article is to compare and study the color systems and their semantic characteristics in these two languages, as well as to explore how these color systems reflect the lexical structures of the languages and the worldviews of the Chinese and Japanese peoples.

Keywords: color, color terms, semantics, worldview, semantic core, Chinese language, Japanese language, associative meanings.

Pages in journal: 38 - 43