Frame analysis of the English term “pipeline”

The article deals with the problem of semantic modeling of special terminology. The latest approaches in the field of cognitive linguistics are used herein. The author studies the terminological frame “pipeline” as a structure consisting of separate conceptual units - basic frames and subframes corresponding to semantic categories. The semantic analysis of the term classes forming the terminology of pipeline transport made it possible to understand particular properties of the terminological frame “pipeline” as a superframe that organizes the structure of the English terminology in focus. The cognitive method used by the author in the semantic analysis revealed processes occurring both in the surrounding world and within the language and also allowed to model the terminological sphere of pipeline transport. The conclusion made by the author concerning the terminological frame “pipeline” is confirmed by the results of the scientific and practical work carried out at the Faculty of Design, Construction and Operation of Pipeline Transport of Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas.