The Linguistic Realisation of “Pandemic” Concept in Contemporary English

A concept can be treated in two different ways: as a linguistic-cognitive phenomenon and cultural one. The components of the conceptual system are perceived individual signals created while reflecting information about this world. purpose paper is to compare, analyse classify linguistic structure "pandemic" modern English language. “pandemic” socially important key element included picture world almost every language nowadays. pandemic comprises various nominative units: grammatical forms word “pandemic”, phrases with synonyms pandemic-related words. research methodology consists selection cognitive classification features further ranking their brightness by frequency principle. was analysed according combination following methods: acquisition, computer analysis, quantitative method, induction deduction. first stage analysis empirical material. In second neologisms (new words), new meanings existing words collocations were found. has proved recent changes perception contemporary vocabulary been, on one hand, enriched while, other narrowed some particular Further prospective still tends enriched.