Space, Time and Quantification in the YiChing

A Conceptual Unity

Dr Yancheng Yang (Henan University of Science and Technology, China)

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English

Bloomsbury Academic
30 October 2025

Sociolinguistics; Psycholinguistics; Oriental & Indian philosophy

Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Language and Cognition

This book explores linguistic representations and cultural conceptualizations of the relationship between time and space in ancient China, as expressed by the YiChing.

The YiChing, an ancient Chinese divination manual based on hexagrams, is one of the oldest of the Chinese classics and a foundational text for the Confucian and Daoist philosophical traditions. Its hexagrams represent the internal logic of the world or universe as a dynamic whole, alternating the processes of events based on the conceptual unity of space and time and their quantification.

This book is the first in-depth examination of time and space and their quantification in the YiChing from the perspective of cognitive linguistics. Through detailed analysis of motion and life metaphors, it argues that space and time, which in turn shapes how quantification is expressed, is a unified concept in China.

Offering distinctive Chinese perspectives, this insightful study deals with unsolved issues from experimental research in cognitive and psychological science to further expand the existing linguistic and cultural research field. The book compares the Chinese conceptualization of the unity of space and time with an asymmetric conceptualization of space and time in the West, making an original contribution to the study of space, time and number in language and cognition, and to the understanding of the history of Chinese thought.

By: Dr Yancheng Yang (Henan University of Science and Technology China)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 164mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9781350509061
ISBN 10: 135050906X
Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Language and Cognition
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 30 October 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Figures List of Tables Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Note on the Text 1. Introduction 2. Space, Time and Number Studies 3. Theoretical Framework 4. Space and Time in the YiChing: Linguistic and Conceptual Analysis 5. The Unity of Space and Time and Their Quantification in the YiChing 6. The Cognitive Mechanism and Motivations of the Unity of Space and Time and Their Quantification 7. Conclusions References Index

Yancheng Yang is Associate Professor at Henan University of Science and Technology, China.

Reviews for Space, Time and Quantification in the YiChing: A Conceptual Unity

Yang’s innovative analysis of the Yi Jing (Book of Changes), a canonical Chinese classical text, illuminates the conceptual unity of space, time, and number within the framework of Chinese cultural traditions. This scholarly monograph provides a unique Chinese perspective on these essential concepts, which are crucial for encapsulating human experience. * Xuesong (Andy) Gao, Professor, University of New South Wales, Australia *