COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF EMOTIONAL ABSTRACT NOUNS IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH

Abstract

This article examines the structural, semantic, and cultural characteristics of emotional abstract nouns in Chinese and English. Emotional abstract nouns, which express internal psychological states and subjective emotional experiences, play a significant role in conceptualizing human feelings across cultures. The study identifies the similarities and differences in lexical formation, semantic fields, and cultural connotations of emotional abstract nouns in the two languages. The analysis demonstrates that while both languages possess rich emotional vocabularies, Chinese emotional nouns often reflect collectivist, relational, and metaphoric cultural values, whereas English emotional nouns commonly emphasize individuality, internality, and personal expression.