Abstract
The article presents the main provisions of the theory of thesaurus-type dictionaries, gives definitions of the thesaurus, describes the relationship of the thesaurus with the type of writing, considers the main provisions of the Sapir-Whorf theory of l inguistic relativity and their connection with the way of thinking and methods of conceptualizing extra-linguistic reality by representatives of different ethnic cultures. The authors propose the thesaurus of ideographic writing as one of the models of ethnocognitive science and, using the example of the dictionary “Shuo wen jie zi”, substantiate the expediency of using the term “ethnothesaurus”.
Highlights
IntroductionLanguage determines thinking and at the same time is a reflection of how a person sees the world, that is, it is a kind of reflection of his picture of the world
Language, culture and thinking are closely related
Thesauri are of particular interest in studying and comparing pictures of the world of different ethnic groups from the point of view of reflecting the vocabulary of the language
Summary
Language determines thinking and at the same time is a reflection of how a person sees the world, that is, it is a kind of reflection of his picture of the world. Thesauri are of particular interest in studying and comparing pictures of the world of different ethnic groups from the point of view of reflecting the vocabulary of the language. A thesaurus is a dictionary in which the entire set of thematically grouped vocabulary of a particular language is presented. Reflecting the lexical volume of the language, the thesaurus includes semantic connections and correlations of lexical units and, thereby, makes it possible to analyze and build a model of the picture of the world of a particular ethnic group. Here the question arises: is it possible, within the framework of the ethnolinguocultural paradigm, to introduce the term "ethnothesaurus"?
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