Introduces the field of cognitive linguistics, presenting its theoretical foundations and the arguments supporting it.
This book introduces the field of cognitive linguistics, presenting its theoretical foundations and the arguments supporting it.
The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics presents a comprehensive overview of the main theoretical concepts and descriptive/theoretical models of cognitive linguistics, and covers its various subfields - theoretical as well as applied.
... 'Flowing waters or teeming crowds: mental models of electricity', in D. Gentner and A. Stevens (eds), Mental Models. ... Gibbs, Raymond W. and Teenie Matlock (2001) 'Psycholinguistic perspectives on polysemy', in H. Cuyckens and B.
The Routledge Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics provides a comprehensive introduction and essential reference work to cognitive linguistics.
He drove home to his hotel room. 2.13. Nesting: An interaction of categories A number of what can be considered “meta-properties” govern the behavior of categories of grammatical notions, in general and with respect to one another.
This book illustrates the ways that cognitive linguistics, a relatively new paradigm in language studies, can illuminate and facilitate language research and teaching.
The book looks at key concepts, such as embodiment, salience, entrenchment, construal, categorization, and collaborative communication, and discusses their genesis and implications for cognitive linguistic research.
This theory received its impetus from Goldberg (1995), a seminal work that has sparked several research programs. Construction Grammar dispenses with virtually all the apparatus of generative syntax, arguing that phrase structure and ...
The books are designed for students of linguistics and those who are studying language as part of a wider course. Cognitive Linguistics explores the idea that language reflects our experience of the world.
The key topics discussed in this book illustrate the breadth of cognitive linguistic research and include semantic typology, space, fictive motion, argument structure constructions, and prototype effects in grammar.