International Journal of Language & Linguistics

ISSN 2374-8850 (Print), 2374-8869 (Online) DOI: 10.30845/ijll
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An Embodied-Cognitive Approach to the Abstraction of English NN Form Units-- - A Case Study of the Action’s Component-based Type

Qiuhong Xing Email and Jie Hu
Abstract English NN form unit seems to have a simple form but its meaning construction is really complex and rich in features. Revelation of the laws will be beneficial to understand its essence, explore the thinking ways of English-speaking people and promote English teaching. It is revealed that its re-division can consider the conceptual structure and form structure, and is based on whether the constitution factor is abstracted when represented; the five types are ACTc1 abstractionally represented but ACTc2 non-abstractionally represented, both ACTc1 and ACTc2 are abstractionally represented, overal abstractionally represented after both ACTc1 and ACTc2 are abstractionally represented, overall abstractonally represented after ACTc1 abstractionally represented and ACTc2 non-abstractionally represented, overall abstractionally represented after both ACTc1 and ACTc2 non-abstractionally represented; its abstraction is based on the embodiment of the ACTION event and realized mainly through metonymy.
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Article History:
Received: 28 April 2025 | Accepted: 24 May 2025 | Published: 30 May 2025
Reviewer(s): Philip Donald P. Herrera, Cebu Institute of Technology – University, Philippines; ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9895-0999; Phone: +63 968 772 2024.
Email: [email protected] Dr. A Yaqub Samarah, Arab Open University, Jordan; Phone: +966 503 673 044.
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Address for Correspondence: Qiuhong Xing, School of Foreign Studies, Hunan University of Science and Technology, No.1 Taoyuan Road, Yuhu District, 411201, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, China. (+8618670922270)
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