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THE ROLE OF PREPOSITIONS IN REPRESENTING EMOTION CONCEPTS

THE ROLE OF PREPOSITIONS IN REPRESENTING EMOTION CONCEPTS


Author:  E.A. Kozlova

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

Abstract
The article focuses on the role prepositions play in representing emotion concepts in the English language. Types of relations between the elements of emotion concepts expressed by means of prepositions are given. The most typical prepositions for each of the given types are revealed.

Keywords:  preposition, emotion concept, conceptualization, conceptual schema, representation

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