The world-modeling potential of the term element (on the example of veterinary and medical terms with initial elements samo- and auto-)

Abstract

The article is devoted to the role of term elements SAMO- and AUTO- in the veterinary and medical pictures of the world. The nuances of meaning imported by these elements into the semantics of professional nominations are investigated. There are six groups of medical and veterinary terms, each of which implements one of the pictures. Conclusions are drawn about the connection of these pictures with representations about the roles of the subject and object, the degree of independence of the patient, the functioning of the organism as a whole, the modification of the dictionary meaning of term elements in the designation of professional concepts.