ANTHROPOCENTRISM OF SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PREPOSITIONS (BASED ON SPANISH)

Abstract

The article is devoted to the studying of a human factor in a language, which determines the choice of certain linguistic means for the implementation of communicative function. In particular, the anthropocentric potential of spatial and temporal prepositions of analytical languages is considered on the material of Spanish. The article presents arguments in favour of the idea that spatial and temporal prepositions contribute to the reflection of human subjective perception of the objective reality. By analyzing the provisions of the article, the author concludes that the ability of prepositions to encapsulate both spatial and temporal semantics is related to human perception of spatio-temporal integrity, which also indicates the primacy of the human factor in language.