• Original research article
  • July 31, 2013
  • Open access

BLEND-MODELS OF VERBAL TRADEMARKS

Abstract

The author for the first time provides the description and classification of blend models of verbal trademarks in terms of cognitive linguistics, describes blending as one of the important ways of word formation, ascertains its linguistic and cognitive nature, shows that occurring blends are often based on the semantics of a word-donor in order to give an idea of ​​the described phenomenon by means of a formed blend, and tells that the relevance of such blend-model is confirmed by the growing recurrence of its use in modern brand-naming.

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Author information

Natal'ya Aleksandrovna Stadul'skaya

Pyatigorsk State Linguistic University

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  • Published: July 31, 2013.

Keywords

  • когнитивная лингвистика
  • бренд-нейминг
  • когнитивная модель
  • блендинг
  • cognitive linguistics
  • brand naming
  • cognitive model
  • blending

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