THE CATEGORY OF TIME IN LINGUISTICS: A COMPREHENSIVE EXPLORATION

Time, Linguistics, Tense, Aspect, Mood, Adverbials, Deixis, Cross-Linguistic Variation, Language Acquisition, Cognitive Linguistics, Temporal Cognition

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This article explores the concept of time in linguistics, focusing on its conceptualization, representation, and expression across different languages and linguistic frameworks. It uses insights from theoretical linguistics, semantics, syntax, psycholinguistics, and linguistic typology to examine how languages encode temporal information like tense, aspect, mood, temporal adverbials, and temporal deixis. The article also investigates the relationship between linguistic expressions of time and conceptualizations of time within different cultures and cognitive frameworks. It also examines the role of time in language acquisition, processing, and bilingualism, revealing the cognitive mechanisms underlying temporal cognition and linguistic expression