Mudrachenko T. Instantiation of the UKRAINE concept in the modern English newspaper discourse

The subject of analysis - semantic-cognitive characteristics of ways of notional-evaluative content of the UKRAINE concept instantiation by the players of the English newspaper discourse. The object of studies - the UKRAINE concept, instantiated in the modern English newspaper discourse of 2004-2012. The aim of research - establishing the microdiachronic dynamics of the UKRAINE concept content in the journalistic discourse. The methodology of analysis - cognitive-discursive interpretation, conceptual metaphor theory, Charles J. Fillmore's frame semantics, quantitative analysis. The scientific novelty - the content and structure of the UKRAINE concept are modelled on the basis of discursive approach for the first time. The theoretical importance - contribution to cognitive-discursive linguistics, cognitive metaphor theory. The practical importance - the possibility of application in lexicology, stylistics, general linguistics, cognitive linguistics, discourse studies.