Keyword: «perceptual attribute»

The article is devoted to the study of the "weight" attribute, which acts as the main property for any metallic substance. It was found that in the process of metaphor, the perceptual attribute “weight” of the metals source-region often serves as a basis for understanding other areas of material reality. The relevance of this work lies in the fact that the attribute “weight” of the metals source-region is the basis of a cognitive metaphor, as well as in determining how this perceptual attribute is conceptualized by native Russian speakers. The main method of analysis was the cognitive-definition method, which includes the identification and description of the cognitive attributes of language materials, as well as the comparative method and the method of linguistic observation. As a result of the research, it was revealed that we can observe the following phenomenon with the help of the analysis of language materials: the qualification of a subject as light or heavy in metaphorical expressions relies on human perception, but not on any objective indicators.