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EVOLUTION OF TIME PERCEPTION COGNITIVE SCHEME AS REFLECTED IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

EVOLUTION OF TIME PERCEPTION COGNITIVE SCHEME AS REFLECTED IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE


Author:  Nilsen E.A.

Affiliation:  St.-Petersburg State University of Economics

Abstract:  This article studies evolution of dynamic and relatively static / discrete time perception as represented in English texts belonging to different periods of English language history, from Anglo-Saxon to Modern English.

Keywords:  diachronical approach, cognitive scheme, relatively static / discrete temporality perception, dynamic time perception, linear and cyclical time models

Pages:  467-469

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