This article examines the stages of embodiment of cognition and cognitive science in general and cognitive linguistics in particular. In the very beginning of the article the author considers the notion “cognitive” and “cognition”. Scientists argue about the scope of cognitive linguistics in cognitive science. It concentrates on the history of cognitive science to find the place of linguistics in this respect. To do this is not easy as it is a problem to scope the interest of cognitive linguistics. While looking inside the history of cognitive linguistics we understand that there is a special niche for cognitive linguistics in cognitive science.