This article explores the concept of the linguistic worldview from a psycholinguistic and linguocultural perspective, tracing its theoretical and historical roots from Wilhelm von Humboldt to contemporary research. It examines the role of language as a mechanism for perceiving, conceptualizing, and actively shaping reality, highlighting the interplay between language, thought, and culture. The study also emphasizes the significance of meanings as core components of consciousness and presents methodological approaches, including free associative experiments, for modeling linguistic consciousness. The paper demonstrates how integrating theoretical and experimental conditions enables a systematic and empirically grounded investigation of the worldview of a particular linguocultural community.

Linguistic worldview, linguistic consciousness, culture and thought, psycholinguistics

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