The Main Linguistic Features of Terms “Concept” And “Notion” In Cognitive Linguistics

Abstract

This article examines the linguistic and cognitive features of the terms concept and notion in the field of cognitive linguistics. Although these terms can be frequently utilized interchangeably, cognitive-linguistics theory treats them regarding them as distinct cognitive and mental units with various and different functions in terms of meaning construction. The study aims to define and clarify their theoretical status by analyzing their structural, semantic and cognitive features with their circumstances.