Terminological Field “Surgical Instruments” of German Language as Result of Cognitive Activity of Specialist

Abstract

This article focuses on the influence of cognitive activities of a medical specialist on formation and development of the terminological field “surgical instruments” of the German language. The terminological field “surgical instruments” of the German language was analysed by means of definitional, categorical, conceptual analysis, as well as by means of the method of frame modeling. It was found that the identification of categories of the terminological field “surgical instruments” helps us to understand the correlation of cognitive and linguistic structures, since the form and the content of the term contain information about the mechanism of the process of nomination. Frame is a group of categories and cognitive features. It contains certain terminological units that specify the instrument, indicate the form, size and its other characteristics.