The peculiarities of artefacts’ categorization in Russian linguistic consciousness

The differences of the scientific and naive categorization of the artefacts in Russian linguistic consciousness, conditioned by the specificity of the essential features, which are fundamental for the formation of the categories, are considered in the article. The method of the description of the semantic categories’ structures, whose members are grouped according to the degree of typicality, is shown by the example of the analysis of the category HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES. The objective and subjective factors of linguistic categorization are presented. The significance of the linguistic categories’ study for the lexicographic practice is emphasized.