CULTUROLOGICAL AND COGNITIVE ASPECTS OF WORD-FORMATION

CULTUROLOGICAL AND COGNITIVE ASPECTS OF WORD-FORMATION

Author:  L.S. Abrosimova, T.V. Milevskaya

Affiliation:  Southern Federal University

Abstract: 
The study of cognitive aspects of the language goes beyond the formalized approaches, shaping new scientific interests. The authors consider word-building as the means of culture comprehension. One of the cultural important senses is corporal experience. A “body” is regarded as a “cultural memory reservoir”. The analysis of some derivatives proves the fact, that kinesthetic corporal qualities can represent prototypical knowledge for the formation of new words and meanings in a language.

Keywords:  anthropocentrism, embodiment, experiential realism, word-building, somatism, derivative