UID:
edocfu_9959235176602883
Format:
1 online resource (857 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9786610501441
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1-280-50144-8
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0-7486-2650-6
Content:
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.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Contents; 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
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11 Meaning construction and mental spaces12 Conceptual blending; 13 Cognitive semantics in context; Introduction; 14 What is a cognitive approach to grammar?; 15 The conceptual basis of grammar; 16 Cognitive Grammar: word classes; 17 Cognitive Grammar: constructions; 18 Cognitive Grammar: tense, aspect, mood and voice; 19 Motivating a construction grammar; 20 The architecture of construction grammars; 21 Grammaticalisation; 22 Cognitive
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-7486-1831-7
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-7486-1832-5
Language:
English
