“语言是所有人类活动中最足以表现人的特点的”(英·帕默尔)。语言和其他文化现象一样,既是一种空间存在,又是一种时间存在。不同民族的时空观在其文化表象上都有充分的体现。西方哲学、艺术和语言注重的是自然时空,而且尤其注重空间的自然真实性; “Language is the most adequate manifestation of humanity in all human activity.” Like other cultural phenomena, language is not only a kind of space but also a kind of time. The concept of time and space of different nationalities is fully reflected in their cultural appearances. Western philosophy, art and language focus on the nature of space and time, with particular emphasis on the natural authenticity of space;