The cognitive semantics of the concept of “LIE” in the modern Russian language Cover Image

Когнитивная семантика концепта „обман” в современном русском языке
The cognitive semantics of the concept of “LIE” in the modern Russian language

Author(s): Lukasz Malecki
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Philology
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza

Summary/Abstract: “Lying” in human consciousness takes the form of a concept — a mental form described by means of such features as traditions, customs, special stereotypes of thinking, behavior models, etc. This article attempts to analyze the linguistic realization of the concept of a “lie” in the Russian language. This language analysis is based on the purposes of cognitive definition.

  • Issue Year: 41/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 349-359
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Russian