Vocabulary: Cognitive linguistics: metaphor, framing, and thought

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trajectory

noun

path of movement

prototype

noun

Tendency to protect oneself from criticism

conceptualization

noun

Formation of an idea or understanding

embodied

adjective

Physically experienced or felt

instantiate

verb

Provide a concrete example of

salience

noun

Quality of standing out or being noticeable

construal

noun

How something is perceived or interpreted

schematic

adjective

Basic structural outline or framework

reify

verb

Treat something abstract as physically real

mapping

noun

Systematic relationship or correspondence

entailment

noun

What logically follows or is required

perspectivize

verb

Present from a particular viewpoint

polysemy

noun

Multiple meanings for one word

scaffolding

noun

Support or framework aiding learning

gestalt

noun

Complete unified whole or pattern

profiling

noun

Highlighting certain aspects of something

categorization

noun

Grouping things by shared characteristics

canonical

adjective

Standard or most typical form

activation

noun

State of being switched on or engaged

systematicity

noun

Quality of being logically organized