The conceptual structure of the associative and image-bearing semantic field

The article presents a cognitive analysis of the conceptual semantic organization in a large group of Russian lexical items thatreflect the metaphorical basis of the feature «solid» Images stereotypical of the Russian picture of the world as well as underlyingmetaphorical models are being revealed Image-bearing vocabulary provides data for determining the most salient facets of this conceptwhich serve as the basis for metaphorical reflection of various spheres of reality. A new methodology for describing the conceptualorganization of an imaginative semantic field.

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