Cognitive linguistics: an introduction
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Main Author: Evans, Vyvyan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University c2006
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 792-811) and index
Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations, symbols and transcription; Introduction; 1 What does it mean to know a language?; 2 The nature of cognitive linguistics: Assumptions and commitments; 3 Universals and variation in language, thought and experience; 4 Language in use: knowledge of language, language change and language acquisition; Introduction; 5 What is cognitive semantics?; 6 Embodiment and conceptual structure; 7 The encyclopaedic view of meaning; 8 Categorisation and idealised cognitive models; 9 Metaphor and metonymy; 10 Word meaning and radial categories
Provides an introduction to cognitive linguistics. This book is divided into three main sections, a 'background' section, introducing cognitive linguistic approaches to a range of topics; a section on semantics; and a grammar section. It is a useful reference for scholars in linguistics and neighbouring disciplines
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xxvi, 830 p.)
ISBN:0748626506
9780748626502

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