A Cognitive Linguistics Study of the Conceptual Derivation of Word Meaning

To maintain understanding, usage, and interrelations of English vocabularies by Iraqi second language learners (L2) is a challenging mission. In the current study, cognitive linguistic theory domains Langacker (1987) adopted to provide new horizons in learning vocabulary qualify students with deep knowledge analysis meanings lexical concepts. This paper aims test validity expanding for from Iraq through theory. It also attempts find how supports L2 identifying related Accordingly, an experimental study conducted on fifty-eight university year level University Baghdad, Iraq. The pre post-tests are analyzed using Editor Statistical Package Social Sciences (SPSS). results show following: First, progression more than (0.05≤) discovered terms students' understanding interrelationships between Second, vision dealt connect concepts their according focus speakers Langacker's Third, (profile/ base organization, active zone, perceptual basis representation) has proven effective treatment perception semantic precisely.