Cognitive Linguistics - Foundations of Language

by Ewa Dabrowska (Editor), Dagmar Divjak (Editor)

Overview

Cognitive foundations of language introduces the reader to the abilities and processes in which research in Cognitive Linguistics is grounded. 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110622973
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	07/08/2019
Series:	Mouton Reader
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.06(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Ewa Dąbrowska, Nürnberg-Erlangen, Germany. Dagmar Divjak, Birmingham, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction Ewa Dabrowska Dagmar Divjak 1

Chapter 1 Embodiment Benjamin Bergen 11

Chapter 2 Attention and salience Russell S. Tomlin Andriy Myachykov 36

Chapter 3 Frequency and entrenchment Dagmar Divjak Catherine L. Caldwell-Harris 61

Chapter 4 Categorization (without categories) Michael Ramscar Robert Port 87

Chapter 5 Abstraction, storage and naive discriminative learning R. Harald Baayen Michael Ramscar 115

Chapter 6 Construal Ronald W. Langacker 140

Chapter 7 Metonymy Antonio Barcelona 167

Chapter 8 Metaphor Raymond W. Gibbs 195

Chapter 9 Representing Meaning Laura J. Speed David P. Vinson Gabriella Vigliocco 221

Chapter 10 Blending in language and communication Mark Turner 245

Chapter 11 Grammar and cooperative communication Arie Verhagen 271

Index 295