The phenomenon of schematization in the language representation of space

The article studies the implementation of the schematization in the description of fragments of reality and the static natural objects that fill it in the language of fiction, using units of an open and closed class (verbs and prepositions with spatial semantics). The system of semantic schematization of images with elements of idealization is compared with the process of selection and abstraction. It is shown that a complex of closed class units performs the function of a conceptual framework. Examples of the imposition of ready-made conceptual frameworks in the language and the actualization of schemes in the conditions of a combinatorial set of semantic components in the meanings of language units are presented. It is noted that in the language there is a problem of loss of accuracy in the description of space due to the lack of ready-made intercircuit forms for intermediate configurations. A comparative visualization of language schemes and fragments of reality is proposed. The linguistic material was obtained by the method of a continuous sample of examples from fiction in English and Russian, the methods of component, contextual and comparative analysis were used. The novelty of the work lies in an attempt to provide practical implementation for the theoretical section of the semantics of space and spatial relations. The research material can be used by teachers of English and Russian languages of universities and in the project work of students studying Russian and English as foreign languages. The author concludes that in the language of fiction in local situations, the imposition of ready-made conceptual frameworks is realized, and schemes with elements of idealization are updated under the conditions of a combinatorial set of semantic components and features in the meanings of language units.

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