The words for stature, torso and their evaluation in the Russian language in comparison with the Chinese
The purpose of this article is to analyse the use of nouns “stature” and “torso” in the Russian language in comparison with the Chinese. In this work, the main attention is paid to the role, meaning and evaluation characteristics of the lexemes “stature” and “torso” in the Russian language in the background of the Chinese, as the lexemes “stature” and “torso” are fragments of the Russian and Chinese language pictures of the world. Comparison with the same fragments with the Chinese language picture of the world makes it possible to establish the similarity and difference of the meaning of lexemes “stature” and “torso” in Russian and Chinese language pictures of the world. Comparative analysis of the semantic structures of these words allows us to draw some conclusions about the differences and similarities of Russian and Chinese language pictures of the world. The results of the study are useful in all cases of intercultural cooperation. It refers to translation, artistic translation, simultaneous translation, as well as to Russian-Chinese linguistic cultural contact.