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THE BASIC LEVEL OF A VERBAL TAXONOMY OF THE CONCEPT VISUAL PERCEPTION

THE BASIC LEVEL OF A VERBAL TAXONOMY OF THE CONCEPT VISUAL PERCEPTION


Author:  N.A. Budantseva

Affiliation:  Tambov State University named after G.R. Derzhavin

Abstract
The article concerns the problem of the structure of the basic level of taxonomy representing the concept VISUAL PERCEPTION. The first “tier” of the basic level is mostly paid attention to. It is represented by two prototypes of the category – the verbs to look and to see that form a bicentral taxonomy.

Keywords:  categorization, concept, taxonomy, bicentral taxonomy, basic level

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