SOME FEATURES OF SPACE CATEGORIZATION BY THE VERB

SOME FEATURES OF SPACE CATEGORIZATION BY THE VERB

Author:  N.A. Kuksova

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

Abstract:  The features of the study of the English verb functioning as a means of categorization of space are discussed in the article. The basic cognitive mechanisms involved in the formation of spa-tial meanings in the sentence (utterance) are described.

Keywords:  space categorization, conceptualization, conceptual space, verb, cognitive mechanisms, functional-semiological approach.

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