• Original research article
  • April 1, 2017
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ON CATEGORIZATION, CATEGORIES AND PROTOTYPES (BY THE EXAMPLE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE)

Abstract

The article reveals the notion of categorization from the point of view of cognitive linguistics, the definition of categorization as a cognitive-semantic activity, and the formation of categories in the form of notions that completely generalize and classify the results of human cognitive activity. The article provides relevant empirical studies and discusses various methods for theorizing categories and prototypes.

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Author information

Lyubov' Georgievna Gubanova

North-Caucasian Federal University, Stavropol

Varvara Sergeevna Samarina

North-Caucasian Federal University, Stavropol

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Publication history

  • Published: April 1, 2017.

Keywords

  • категоризация
  • категория
  • прототип
  • когнитивная лингвистика
  • когнитивно-семантический анализ
  • categorization
  • category
  • prototype
  • cognitive linguistics
  • cognitive-semantic analysis

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