Abstract:
The notion of conceptualization lies at the heart of many cognitively oriented theories of language. Conceptualization is the process of creation and construction of concept in the human recognition. It is also the process of thought concerning the new information that causes the creation of concept. The term concept is the key term of cognitive linguistics. The concept of ‘COURAGE’ is important in understanding human behavior in general. The concept of ‘COURAGE’ has always played a prominent role to success, to great leadership, to life itself of any nation. For the ancient Greeks, courage was a part of virtuous living. Virtues are the core characteristics valued by moral philosophers: wisdom, courage, humanity, justice, temperance, and transcendence. The topicality of the research is determined by the necessity of studying linguistic realization of the concept ‘COURAGE’ and specifics of the individual authors’ perception. The aim of the study is to investigate linguistic and national peculiarities of representation of the concept ‘COURAGE’ in American literature of the first half of the XX century.
