Abstract
In contemporary linguistics, increasing attention is being devoted to the anthropocentric paradigm, which foregrounds the human factor as the central agent of linguistic activity. This article examines the concept of the language personality as a key category integrating the achievements of psycholinguistics, cognitive linguistics, pragmalinguistics, and linguoculturology. Special emphasis is placed on the role of the language personality in the processes of text production and perception. Drawing on theoretical perspectives advanced by prominent linguists such as Galperin (1974), Zhinkin (1982), Kravchenko (2001), and Katsnelson, the study explores text as a dynamic, cognitively and pragmatically motivated unit of communication rather than a static linguistic construct. The paper argues that textual meaning emerges through the interaction between the text-producing and text-perceiving individuals within specific cultural and cognitive contexts. Particular attention is paid to the linguocognitive mechanisms underlying literary text creation, including conceptualization, implicitness, and the realization of universal subject codes. The analysis further highlights the importance of text linguistics in identifying the structural, semantic, and pragmatic categories of text, as well as in revealing culturally conditioned modes of thinking reflected in language use. The findings underscore the significance of studying individual style and cognitive activity in text formation for understanding the “grammar of thought” characteristic of specific linguistic communities.
Keywords
- anthropocentric paradigm
- cognitive linguistics
- discourse
- individual style
- language personality
- linguoculturology
- pragmatics
- text linguistics
- text perception
- text production
Citation
Elmuradova, G. (2026). THE ANTHROPOCENTRIC PARADIGM IN LINGUISTICS: THE LANGUAGE PERSONALITY AND COGNITIVE-PRAGMATIC FOUNDATIONS OF TEXT CREATION AND INTERPRETATION. Language Bridge Academic Journal, 1(3), 14-17.