Alexandra V Nagornaya
Biographic Data
| ID | 843341 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexandra V Nagornaya |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexandra V |
| FAMILY NAME | Nagornaya |
| SIGNATURE | NAGORNAYA A V |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Research University Higher School of Economics |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6821-0835 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Why Do We Need Cancer Etiquette
Etiquette is commonly defined as a set of rules that regulate the behavior of a certain community in a variety of social settings. A particularly important part of them is speech formulae which enable people to efficiently maintain social contact sparing them the need to search for the right words and protecting them from gross communicative mistakes. Etiquette becomes especially important in situations that require tactfulness. Among them is com…
Metaphorical Conceptualization of Cancer in English Medical Creative Nonfiction
The paper discusses the phenomenon of medical creative nonfiction, delineating the factors that engender demand for this type of literature, listing its types and identifying its main features. It highlights the importance of language choices in the presentation of medical facts, as creative nonfiction aims to be comprehensible, engaging and aesthetically pleasing. The paper further narrows down the topic to nonfiction about cancer and considers …
The Language of the "Secret Sense"
The paper considers the possibility of linguistic research into proprioception – the perception of the body boundaries, its position, balance and movement in space. The study of proprioception is presented as part of the general paradigm of Sensory Linguistics and is regarded as one of its main priorities. Starting from the classical definition of proprioception as a "secret sense" proposed by Ch. Sherrington, the author identifies the factors th…
Metaphors We Feel by
The paper deals with the issue of conceptualizing interoceptive sensations – perceptual signals originating in the internal milieu of the body and characterizing its physiological state. Unlike many other types of perceptual phenomena, interoceptive sensations lack their own vocabulary and can only be conveyed in speech through metaphor. The paper carries out an analysis of only one group of metaphors based upon the names of natural phenomena, wh…
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Metaphors We Feel by
The paper deals with the issue of conceptualizing interoceptive sensations – perceptual signals originating in the internal milieu of the body and characterizing its physiological state. Unlike many other types of perceptual phenomena, interoceptive sensations lack their own vocabulary and can only be conveyed in speech through metaphor. The paper carries out an analysis of only one group of metaphors based upon the names of natural phenomena, wh…
The Language of the "Secret Sense"
The paper considers the possibility of linguistic research into proprioception – the perception of the body boundaries, its position, balance and movement in space. The study of proprioception is presented as part of the general paradigm of Sensory Linguistics and is regarded as one of its main priorities. Starting from the classical definition of proprioception as a "secret sense" proposed by Ch. Sherrington, the author identifies the factors th…
Why Do We Need Cancer Etiquette
Etiquette is commonly defined as a set of rules that regulate the behavior of a certain community in a variety of social settings. A particularly important part of them is speech formulae which enable people to efficiently maintain social contact sparing them the need to search for the right words and protecting them from gross communicative mistakes. Etiquette becomes especially important in situations that require tactfulness. Among them is com…
Metaphorical Conceptualization of Cancer in English Medical Creative Nonfiction
The paper discusses the phenomenon of medical creative nonfiction, delineating the factors that engender demand for this type of literature, listing its types and identifying its main features. It highlights the importance of language choices in the presentation of medical facts, as creative nonfiction aims to be comprehensible, engaging and aesthetically pleasing. The paper further narrows down the topic to nonfiction about cancer and considers …
Psychology (3 works) · Empathy and Medical Education (2 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Cancer (1 work) · Cognitive psychology (1 work) · Cognitive science (1 work) · Communication (1 work)