ENGLISH SYNONYMS FROM THE PROTOTYPE THEORY VIEWPOINT

ENGLISH SYNONYMS FROM THE PROTOTYPE THEORY VIEWPOINT

Author:  M. Yu. Romanovich

Abstract:  The article deals with English synonymy viewed from the standpoint of cognitive linguistics, namely, the prototype theory suggesting pragmatic mental approach to categorization in groups of synonyms.

Keywords:  Prototype, linguistic category, synonymy, synonym

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