CONCEPTUALIZATION OF THE MIMETIC MOVEMENTS REPRESENTED BY THE VERBS KHMURITSYA (ХМУРИТЬСЯ) AND FROWN

CONCEPTUALIZATION OF THE MIMETIC MOVEMENTS REPRESENTED BY THE VERBS KHMURITSYA (ХМУРИТЬСЯ) AND FROWN

Author:  V.A. Burdina

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

Abstract: 
The article deals with primary and secondary conceptualization of forehead muscle movements in the Russian and English languages. It is shown that the conceptualization is represented by the verbs khmuritsya (хмуриться) and frown.

Keywords:  primary conceptualization, secondary conceptualization