SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF REPRESENTATION OF CONCEPTUAL SPACE IN LANGUAGE

SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF REPRESENTATION OF CONCEPTUAL SPACE IN LANGUAGE

Author:  N. A. Kuksova

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

Abstract:  The questions of the implementation of the conceptual framework CONTAINER for describing abstract entities are revealed in the article. The ability of spatial prepositions and verbs to function as a means of representation of conceptual space is under research.

Keywords:  conceptual framework, categorization, conceptualization, conceptual space, spatial prepositions, verb

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Pages:  671-673