Expression of temporal deixis in the Russian and Chinese languages

Qu Rui

The article is devoted to studying expression of temporal deixis in the Russian and Chinese languages. The research aims to identifying peculiarities of expressing temporal deixis in the languages under study. Scientific originality of the study lies in dividing the expression of temporal deixis into direct and indirect. As a result of the study, the linguistic means of expressing temporal deixis were established and systematized, and the differences in the expression of temporal deixis in the Russian and Chinese languages were determined.

Keywords:Russian language; Chinese language; temporal deixis; direct expression; indirect expression; linguistic means