Open AccessCognitive linguistic aspects of the most important functions of language
Author(s) -
S. Pesina,
L. G. Yusupova,
Lyubov V. Pavlova,
А. А. Осипова,
Ele. Derevskova
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
laplage em revista
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2446-6220
DOI - 10.24115/s2446-622020217extra-a787p.148-154
Subject(s) - conceptualization , function (biology) , literal and figurative language , interpersonal communication , linguistics , psychology , key (lock) , property (philosophy) , cognition , meaning (existential) , cognitive psychology , cognitive science , computer science , communication , epistemology , philosophy , psychotherapist , computer security , evolutionary biology , neuroscience , biology
A figurative fantasy function presented in the article is meant to provide a link between language and imagination by sparing consciousness copresence. The article reflects the scholars’ controversy concerning the determination of a key function of language. A communicative function of language is replaced by an adaptive one with ever increasing frequency, and language capacity is considered as a biological property of a living organism. The adaptive function of language implies the modification of the behavior of communicants such that the reality provides them with the best conditions for interaction. A communicant modifies their speech behavior, enhancing their general adaptational capacity in the surrounding. Thus, linguistic signs perform the function of orienting toward a more effective type of interpersonal interaction. The method of analytical reconstruction made it possible to obtain a systematic understanding of verbal and cogitative processes and conceptualization of semantic experience through the prism of understanding the functions of language.