THE PHENOMENON OF A SMILE IN THE ENGLISH CULTURE ON THE BASIS OF THE NOUN SMILE
In the research the results of a conceptual analysis of the noun smile are given. The represented lexical unit is of a great interest being analyzed on the basis of anthropological approach to the research of linguistic phenomena, as emotions are becoming one of the central problems which attract linguists ’ attention. More and more often scientists are trying to find cognitive bases of the conceptualization of emotions and the ways to express them by lexical means, as emotions regulate the behavior and define the ways to interpret the surrounding world by the speaker.