The publication sets out to specify the notion of applied-linguistic modelling of the lexicon. It presents the structure of the lexicon from theoretical-linguistic viewpoint. Various word combinations and groupings are addressed with regard to the linguistic properties of the lexical subsystem of language. Selected cognitive models are depicted within the applied-linguistic framework. Exemplary frame descriptions of two conceptual frameworks, i.e. the frame of sewing and the frame of crying are presented. They focus on the specification of an extensive network of elements contained in the...