时间观念在语言中怎样表现是一个相当复杂而又引人入胜的题目。人类语言在这方面既表现出多样性,又具有某些共性。 藏语在表达时间概念和时间信息方面运用多种形式和手段。概括起来说主要有两类:一是用词汇手段,如时间名词,时间副词等;二是用语法手段,集中体现在谓语动词及其后附成分上。二者在句中往往相互配合、制约和照应,表现出藏语的句法特征。 How time concepts behave in language is a rather complex and compelling topic. In this respect, the human language shows both diversity and certain commonalities. Tibetan uses many forms and means of expressing the concept of time and information about time. To summarize, there are mainly two types: one is the means of lexicon, such as time nouns and adverbs of time; the other is grammatical means, which is embodied in the verbs and their accompanying components. In the sentence, the two often cooperate with each other, restrict and respond to each other, and show the syntactical features of Tibetan language.