CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CATEGORY OF TASTE IN THE LOGICAL-CONCEPTUAL SPACE OF LANGUAGE

Abstract

The phenomena and objects of the surrounding world are laid in the human mind in the form of concepts and categories, one of which is the category of taste. The article reveals a problem of studying the category of taste. Taste perception is of indisputable value in the study of the linguo-cognitive category of taste, which makes it possible to understand the process of verbalization in the language of ethno-cultural characteristics of perception. The category of taste is based on subcategorical concepts, on basic and derived concepts. The process of taste perception takes place in four stages: detection → definition → separation → filling, while taking into account the following taste features: juiciness; homogeneity; consistency; fiber content; friability; tenderness; astringency. The means of studying taste perception have not been sufficiently studied. The article studies characteristics of the category of taste in the language, the main types of human perception are given, an analysis of studies of taste perception is carried out, classification of taste sensations is presented, the most common variant of verbalization of taste sensations is noted, signs and characteristics necessary to convey the specificity of the category of taste in the language (reference, appraisal, subjectivity and cultural dependence, inconsistency and duality) are mentioned.