REPRESENTATION OF A CONCEPTUAL SYSTEM IN THE THEORY OF MEANING BY R.I. PAVILIONIS

The article examines the conceptual system as one of the basic concepts of cognitive linguistics. The purpose of the study is to reveal the specifics of the representation of the conceptual system in R.I. Pavilionis’s theory of meaning. To achieve this goal, the task was set to consider the cognitive basis for studying the problems of meaning as an integral part of the more general problem of knowing the world and building its conceptual framework. The scientific novelty of the research is manifested in the analysis of the conceptual system in the scientist’s theory of meaning, identifying the stages of its formation and connection with linguistic expressions, their interpretation in a certain conceptual system. As a result of the study, the stages of formation of the conceptual system in R.I.’s theory of meaning were also identified. Pavilionis, the connection between linguistic expressions and concepts that are included in this conceptual system, is described. The practical significance lies in the possibility of using the results of this work in classes on lexicology of the English language and in special courses on linguoconceptology.