Cognitive Linguistics: An Introduction - Couverture souple

Evans, Vyvyan; Green, Melanie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0748618325 ISBN 13 : 9780748618323

Editeur : Edinburgh University Press, 2006

Synopsis

An authoritative general introduction to cognitive linguistics, this book provides up-to-date coverage of all areas of the field and sets in context recent developments within cognitive semantics (including primary metaphors, conceptual blending and Principled Polysemy), and cognitive approaches to grammar (including Radical Construction Grammar and Embodied Construction Grammar). While all topics are introduced in terms accessible to both undergraduate and postgraduate students, this work is sufficiently comprehensive and detailed to serve as a reference work for scholars from linguistics and neighbouring disciplines who wish to gain a better understanding of cognitive linguistics. The book is divided into three parts (The cognitive linguistics enterprise; Cognitive semantics; and Cognitive approaches to grammar), and is therefore suitable for a range of different course types, both in terms of length and level, as well as in terms of focus. In addition to defining the field, the text also includes appropriate critical evaluation. Complementary and potentially competing approaches are explored both within the cognitive approach and beyond it. In particular, cognitive linguistics is compared and contrasted with formal approaches including Generative Grammar, formal approaches to semantics, and Relevance Theory.Features:*Exercises at the end of each chapter*Annotated reading list at the end of each chapter*Lively and accessible presentation *Full bibliography*Contains 200 diagrammatic illustrations

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Dr. Vyvyan Evans is an internationally renowned expert on language, mind, and digital communication. A native of the ancient Roman cathedral city of Chester, England, he holds an MA in Linguistics from the University of Florida and a PhD in linguistics from Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA. He has lived and worked extensively in Asia, Europe, and North America as a Professor of Linguistics and taught at several universities in the US and UK.

He has published numerous acclaimed popular science and technical books on language and linguistics. His popular science essays and articles have been featured in numerous venues, ranging from The Guardian to Psychology Today, from the New York Post to New Scientist, from Newsweek to The New Republic.

His award-winning writing focuses, in one way or another, on the nature of language and mind, the impact of technology on language, and the future of communication. His published science fiction work explores the status of language and digital communication technology as potential weapons of mass destruction. ​

Dr. Evans consults to a wide range of tech companies on the nature of language and the future of communication, and undertakes research, LLM training, and leads educational and PR campaigns on behalf of corporate clients.

Melanie Green is Lecturer in Linguistics, School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences, University of Sussex

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edinburgh University Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0748618325
• ISBN 13: 9780748618323
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 848
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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