Categorization and Cognitive Variation in Meaning

Categorization is a cognitive base for human being to recognize world,in which prototype and stereotype are formed.The cognition of thus relates to both prototype and stereotype.Prototype is regarded as the best exemplar of a category.It is basis for human being to cognize and categorize meaning.Stereotype can be described as a complex model of thinking categorization among certain group of people and a cause for meaning fossilization.Variation of meaning cognition in same category exits in different cultural community.