Tambov
SCIENTIFIC SERIES
“COGNITIVE STUDIES OF LANGUAGE”

SOMATISMS IN SECONDARY CONCEPTUALIZATION PROCESSES

SOMATISMS IN SECONDARY CONCEPTUALIZATION PROCESSES


Author:  O.V. Kulikova

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

Abstract
The article deals with the problem of secondary conceptualization, where functions of somatic lexical units as representatives of knowledge about human body are researched. Special attention is paid to somatisms as important units of lexis in the German language.

Keywords:  cognition, somatic concept, conceptual metaphor, conceptualization, transduction, comparison

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