Asymmetry of Conceptual Perception in Russian and American Cultures

摘要

The present paper is testing the three conceptospheres theoretically and methodologically. The goal of the research is to study the following: conceptual perception, categorization, conceptualization and conceptual asymmetry in Russian and American cultures. Due to mental cognitive concepts, that may be objectivized by language (words and word combinations; paroemia; idioms; collocations; etc.) perception may be realized through any channel representing special forms of worldview's knowledge. Human beings categorize his/her experience into conceptual categories. I juxtaposed the two cultures with distinctive worldviews to determine specific conceptual perception. For this purpose, I researched three spheres of concepts: Temporal, Stereotypical, and Axiological.