The article establishes the basic conceptual correlates of the
referent CRISIS, created on the basis of the “having” schema in the contemporary English newspaper discourse. It also
brings to light the evaluative potential of the correlates. The basic ontological correlate PHYSICAL OBJECT has object
(OBJECT, that has PARTS/ BUILDING/ CLOSED DOOR), biomorphic (LIVE BEING/ PLANT), phenomenal
elaboration (CLOUD/ TSUNAMI/ NUCLEAR EXPLOSION). The correlates realise negative evaluative potential