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Record Nr.

UNINA9910373937203321

Autore

Winters Margaret E

Titolo

Cognitive Linguistics for Linguists [[electronic resource] /] / by Margaret E. Winters, Geoffrey S. Nathan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-33604-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (89 pages)

Collana

Expert Briefs, , 2511-0594

Disciplina

415

Soggetti

Cognitive grammar

Semantics

Psycholinguistics

Cognitive Linguistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- 1. Early Investigations -- 2. Conceptual Underpinnings -- 3. Grammar -- 4. Extensions of the Theory -- 5. New Directions.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume offers an introduction to cognitive linguistics, written by authors who were engaged in the field from its beginnings. It starts by reviewing these early studies and provides an overview of the sources and conceptual underpinnings of the theory. This is followed by a description of how cognitive linguistics has been (and continues to be) applied in all subcomponents of language study. From the point of view of the history of Linguistics, it presents the evolution of the theory over time in a range of directions, including its view of the nature of Language itself, as well as how it is acquired. The final chapter provides an overview of relatively new approaches, in particular those which are provoking a significant challenge to the generative account.