%0 Journal Article
%T The Cultural Rethinking of Multidimensional Comparison between English and Chinese Lexicons—The Case of Word Families Containing “rén (ÈË)” Morphemes
%A Shiyuan Li
%A Zihan Yu
%A Ru Geng
%A Xixiang Zhan
%A Ting Zhang
%J Open Journal of Modern Linguistics
%P 561-580
%@ 2164-2834
%D 2025
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojml.2025.153032
%X Based on Cultural Cognitive Linguistics, this paper investigates word families containing the morpheme “ren” (ÈËrén). Through multidimensional comparisons of word formation, semantic features, and socio-cultural connotations, it reveals the deep-seated differences in English and Chinese lexical systems and their underlying cultural-cognitive motivations. It is found that the Chinese word system with “human being” as its core is highly productive and regular, reflecting the Eastern comprehensive thinking and group-oriented view, while English relies on the derivation and recombination of multi-origin roots, reflecting the Western analytical thinking and individualistic tradition. At the semantic level, Chinese builds a hierarchical semantic field through the fixed pattern of “modifier + person”, whereas English is characterized by multiple etymologies and a decentralized semantic structure. This study provides theoretical support for cross-cultural communication and language teaching from a cognitive perspective, and emphasizes the need to pay attention to the cultural rationale behind vocabulary in language teaching.
%K English-Chinese Lexical Comparisons
%K Cultural Cognitive Linguistics
%K Word Families
%K Constructional Justifications
%K Cross-Cultural Semantics
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=143347