Cognitive mechanisms of connotative semes formation in adjectives

The article is devoted to the study of metaphor as one of a cognitive mechanisms of figurative meaning formation in adjectives. Semantic system of a language is regarded as the reflection of cognitive processes of human mind.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: A V Medvedeva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2009-03-01
Series:Russian journal of linguistics: Vestnik RUDN
Online Access:http://journals.rudn.ru/linguistics/article/view/9606