Cognitive and Cultural Functions of Numerical Symbolism

Режапов, Иззатбек

Lingvospektr · 2025-yil

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This article investigates the dual role of numerical units as both quantitative measures and culturally significant symbols within linguistic and national frameworks. Numbers transcend their mathematical utility, embodying sacred and metaphysical connotations that reflect the cognitive structures and value systems of various cultures. The research synthesizes historical, philosophical, and ethnolinguistic perspectives on numerical symbolism, drawing on examples from ancient civilizations such as Babylon, Greece, and China. It emphasizes the role of numbers in structuring cosmological concepts, ritual practices, and classificatory systems. By analyzing the symbolic functions of numbers in language, folklore, and social organization, the study highlights their integrative role in mediating between empirical reality and cultural ideology. The findings contribute to interdisciplinary understanding in fields such as cognitive linguistics, anthropology, and the history of science, underscoring the importance of numerical cognition as a foundational element in human knowledge systems and cultural identity formation. Thus, numbers are interpreted not only as tools of measurement but also as culturally embedded symbols that preserve and transmit collective meanings.

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MualliflarРежапов, Иззатбек
JurnalLingvospektr
Nashr sanasi2025-09-02
Jild8
Son1
Betlar54-61
TilIngliz

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Числовая символика, сакральные числа, культурное познание, лингвистические единицы, метафизическое значение, культурная идентичность, нумерология, древние цивилизации, когнитивная лингвистика, ритуальные практики, Sonlar ramziyligi, muqaddas sonlar, madaniy idrok, lingvistik birliklar, metafizik ma’no, madaniy identitet, numerologiya, qadimiy sivilizatsiyalar, kognitiv lingvistika, marosim amaliyotlari, Numerical symbolism, sacred numbers, cultural cognition, linguistic units, metaphysical meaning, cultural identity, numerology, ancient civilizations, cognitive linguistics, ritual practices

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