STRUCTURAL FORMULAS OF THE COGNITIVE METAPHOR: THE IMAGE OF THE ANGELS MERKEL BASED ON THE MATERIALS OF THE GERMAN MEDIA MATERIALS

The article deals with the structural formula and the scope of the expansion of cognitive metaphor on the base of protectionalist metaphor. According to studies, protectionalist metaphor is represented by 54 synonymous models with expansion into 16 areas: the global environment, German industry, the welfare of the citizens of Germany, the financial system of the European Union, the democratic system in the countries of the European Union, politics of the EU, the integrity of the European Union, the economy of the European Union, the financial stability of Germany's internal politics, nuclear energy, the European domestic policies, international trade, international policy, international migration policy and parliamentary elections at the Landtag. The study has identified the basic model and submodel of protectionalist metaphor. We identified the dominant models and actual areas of expansion in each period