COGNITIVE MODEL AS MEANS OF STRUCTURING A LEXICAL CATEGORY

COGNITIVE MODEL AS MEANS OF STRUCTURING A LEXICAL CATEGORY

Author:  Antonona M.B.

Affiliation:  Moscow National Research University «High School of Economics»

Abstract:  The paper focuses on the cognitive models that guide the lexical category of English adjectives “Mental properties of human beings”, namely: metaphorical and image schema models.

Keywords:  idealized cognitive model, kinesthetic image schema

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Pages:  169-171