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9780521667708

Cognitive Linguistics

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  • ISBN13:

    9780521667708

  • ISBN10:

    0521667704

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-02-23
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Cognitive Linguistics argues that language is governed by general cognitive principles, rather than by a special-purpose language module. This introductory textbook surveys the field of cognitive linguistics as a distinct area of study, presenting its theoretical foundations and the arguments supporting it. Clearly organised and accessibly written, it provides a useful introduction to the relationship between language and cognitive processing in the human brain. It covers the main topics likely to be encountered in a course or seminar, and provides a synthesis of study and research in this fast-growing field of linguistics. The authors begin by explaining the conceptual structures and cognitive processes governing linguistic representation and behaviour, and go on to explore cognitive approaches to lexical semantics, as well as syntactic representation and analysis, focusing on the closely related frameworks of cognitive grammar and construction grammar. This much-needed introduction will be welcomed by students in linguistics and cognitive science.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: what is cognitive linguistics?
Part I. A Conceptual Approach to Linguistic Analysis: 2. Frames, domains, spaces: the organisation of conceptual structure
3. Conceptualization and construal operations
4. Categories, concepts and meanings
Part II. Cognitive Approaches to Lexical Semantics: 5. Polysemy: the construal of sense boundaries
6. A dynamic construal approach to sense relations I: hyponymy and metonymy
7. A dynamic construal approach to sense relations II: antonymy and complementarity
8. Metaphor
Part III. Cognitive Approaches to Grammatical Form: 9. From Idioms to Construction Grammar
10. An overview of construction grammars
11. The usage-based model
12. Conclusion: cognitive linguistics and beyond.

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