Vyvyan Evans / Melanie Green, ?Cognitive Linguistics: An Introduction?
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates | ISBN: 0805860142 | 1 edition (March 3, 2006) | 856 pages |
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A general introduction to the area of theoretical linguistics known as cognitive linguistics, this
textbook provides up-to-date coverage of all areas of the field, including recent developments
within cognitive semantics (such as Primary Metaphor Theory, Conceptual Blending Theory, and
Principled Polysemy), and cognitive approaches to grammar (such as Radical Construction
Grammar and Embodied Construction Grammar). The authors offer clear critical evaluations of
competing formal approaches within theoretical linguistics. For example, cognitive linguistics is
compared to Generative Grammar and Relevance Theory. In the selection of material and in the
presentations the authors have aimed for a balanced perspective. Part II, Cognitive Semantics,
and Part III, Cognitive Approaches to Grammar, have been created to be read independently.
The authors have kept in mind that different instructors and readers will need to use the book in
different ways tailored to their own goals. The coverage is suitable for a number of
courses. While all topics are presented in terms accessible to both undergraduate and graduate
students of linguistics, cognitive linguistics, psycholinguistics, cognitive science, and modern
languages, this work is sufficiently comprehensive and detailed to serve as a reference work for
scholars who wish to gain a better understanding of cognitive linguistics.
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