Cognitive Mechanisms of Nominating Plants in English

The article deals with cognitive models underlying the process of plant categorization by speakers. Having analyzed 200 names herbs and flowers in English, authors differentiated three models, which phytonyms is based on: metaphoric, metonymic propositional. It shown that "the codes culture", or other words, well-known realia, are used as sources for nomination; on their basis typical formed. Since English language mostly compound identified described taking into account action word-formation mechanisms proverse reverse. first mechanism structure a phytonym presupposes direct order compound-word components result initial word-combination integration. This word building structures "adjective / verb + noun". reversive represents inner reverse transformation components. type characteristic created "noun noun", ' describes structuring, phytonyms. prospects research to study nomination comparative aspect material several languages.