Abstract
This article discusses main approaches in the study of concept as a category of cognitive linguistics. Concept in the field of the cognitive linguistics can be observed as a unit of memory, also it is complex and multi-faceted phenomena. It has many varieties and types, defined and classified by linguocognitologists in completely different ways. The purpose of this article is to identify and characterize the main parameters of classification and typology of concept adopted in cognitive linguistics. Presentation of the materials carried out using the methods of comparison, analogy, and synthesis. As a result of this research, essential features of the concept were revealed with the greatest degree of completeness, and the most complete definition of the concept was proposed, combining the scientists’ contradictory opinions. The relevance of this research is absence of complete definition for concept in cognitive and general linguistics.
Highlights
The purpose of this article is to identify and characterize the main parameters of classification and typology of concept adopted in cognitive linguistics
Its use in the scientific, artistic, and colloquially-everyday speech styles was considered (Demyankov, 2001) based on a large texts corpus of various genres; analyzed how this term was used in Latin, French, Italian, and Spanish, as well as in German, English, and Russian and came into several important conclusions: 1) Languages are varying in time of rooting of the term concept in the humanities, in fiction, and everyday speech
In the Russian language term concept reaches its peak of usage, when this term is used in another meaning than just a “concept”, especially in the humanities
Summary
Its use in the scientific, artistic, and colloquially-everyday speech styles was considered (Demyankov, 2001) based on a large texts corpus of various genres; analyzed how this term was used in Latin, French, Italian, and Spanish (on native territory), as well as in German, English, and Russian (on foreign territory) and came into several important conclusions: 1) Languages are varying in time of rooting of the term concept in the humanities, in fiction, and everyday speech. This variation was observed even within the framework of the roman-speaking range, which is the source of this term. Research was implemented based on the comparison, collation, synthesis and generalization methods
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