Abstract:
Basic provisions of the conceptual semantics offered by the known linguist S.Pinker are discussed. As well as other concepts of cognitive semantics, this concept emphasizes a fundamental role of physical human nature in formation of its cognitive processes. Pinker's important thesis – the statement about existence of language of thinking, which serves for representation of word meanings in a brain and is primary in relation to verbal language.
Keywords:conceptual semantics, language of thinking, cognitive models, discourse.