Language, Worldview, World Picture: the Problem of interdependence

The article examines the methodological aspects of the problem of the interdependence of language, world outlook and the picture of the world. The content of the concepts «worldview», «world picture», «culture», «language» in their mutual correlation is specified. The potential of some directions and schools of Russian linguistics in studying this problem is considered. The paper also identifies the research concepts of linguistic theories associated with understanding the relationship of language, thinking, and culture. The author advances a hypothesis on the methodological significance of the principle of complementarity for the study of these problems.

Keywords: language, worldview, world picture, culture, research methodology, anthropocentric turn, cultural linguistics, principle of complementarity.