SEMIOTIC AND COGNITIVE ASPECTS OF PROFESSIONAL DISCOURSE STUDY

Abstract

The article deals with the aspects of professional discourse. Linguistic aspects of professional consciousness study are disclosed; the contents of professional worldview and the structure of professional consciousness are described. Background of semiotic research of professional discourse is analyzed on the level of metalanguage and speech communication. The role of conceptual metaphor and metonymy as means of world categorization and conceptualization in professional communication is revealed. Some perspectives of cognitive and semiotic approach towards professional discourse study are suggested.

Keywords

• semiotics
• cognitive linguistics
• professional discourse
• terminology
• conceptual metaphor
• семиотика
• когнитивная лингвистика
• профессиональный дискурс
• терминология
• концептуальная метафора