D. U. Ashurova m. R. Galieva cognitive linguistics

Interdisciplinarity – the process of integration analytical frameworks and methods of two or more disciplines into one taking insights from a variety of relevant disciplines, synthesizing their contribution and integrating their ideas and achievements into a more complete, coherent framework of analysis aimed at deep and thorough understanding of a complex phenomenon.
Knowledge structures - a system of linguistic and nonlinguistic knowledge, blocks of information structured in terms of “frames”, “gestalts”, “scripts” containing a system of interrelated concepts.
Linguistic economy – the tendency to economize on verbal signs; It is externalized at all linguistic levels: morphological, lexical, syntactical
Linguistic method – a set of methods, devices used to achieve the tasks of the research in accordance with a certain linguistic theory within the framework of a certain paradigm.
Linguistic redundancy – an abundant use of linguistic expressions with the aim: a) to attract the addressee’s attention; b) to avoid misunderstanding; c) to exert an emotional impact on the addressee.
Prototype – a schematic representation of the most salient, central characteristics that best represent the member of the category.
Prototype theory – categorization oriented to the “best example”, i.e. the prototype that assembles the key attributes that best represent members of a particular category.
Scenario – a stereotyped dynamic sequence of events, episodes, facts (f.e. visit to the stadium, game of football, examination)
Schema – a way of organizing knowledge; a cohesive, repeatable action sequence possessing component actions that are tightly interconnected and governed by a core meaning (Piaget); a set of linked mental representations of the world; a unit of knowledge, each relating to one aspect of the world, including objects, actions and abstract concepts.
Scientific paradigm – a system of scientific views dominating at a certain stage of the linguistic evolution, providing model problems and their solutions, determining the subject, principles and methods of linguistic research in accordance with philosophical, sociocultural and historical context of the epoch.
Source domain – the domain in terms of which the target domain is described. Source domains usually include concrete entities, relating to the Human, Body, Animals, Plants, Food, Forces, etc.
Target domain – the domain being described. Target domains tend to be more abstract, lacking physical characteristics; they include conceptual categories like Morality, Thought, Human Being Relationships, Time, etc.