FRAME ‘NATURAL CALAMITY’ AND ITS REPRESENTATION IN ENGLISH

FRAME ‘NATURAL CALAMITY’ AND ITS REPRESENTATION IN ENGLISH

Author:  E.P. Kofman

Affiliation:  Siberian Federal University

Abstract: 
This article is devoted to the analysis of the frame NATURAL CALAMITY. The frame is considered as a structure of data to represent a stereotype situation, a kind of a complex concept. Particular attention is paid to the hierarchical organization of the frame and its representation in English.

Keywords:  natural calamity, frame, concept, stereotype situation, subframe