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Record Nr.

UNINA9910511676003321

Titolo

Bloomsbury Companion to Cognitive linguistics / / edited by Jeannette Littlemore and John R. Taylor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2014

ISBN

1-4411-3048-9

1-4725-9368-5

1-4411-5291-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (385 p.)

Collana

Bloomsbury Companions

Disciplina

415

Soggetti

Cognitive grammar

Linguistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction. Distinctive features of the Cognitive Linguistic approach to language study (Jeannette Littlemore, University of Birmingham UK and John Taylor, University of Otago, New Zealand) -- 2. Major figures in Cognitive Linguistics. A retrospective view of the development of Cognitive Linguistics. 2.1 Langacker's Cognitive Grammar (Phil Bennett, University of Birmingham, UK) ; 2.2 Lakoff's theory of Conceptual Metaphor (Dennis Tay, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong) ; 2.3 Goldberg's Construction Grammar (Kris Ramonda, University of Birmingham, UK) ; 2.4 Fauconnier's theory of mental spaces and conceptual blending (Brian Birdsell, University of Birmingham, UK) ; 2.5 Tomasello's theory of first language acquisition (Sarah Turner, University of Birmingham, UK) ; 2.6 Bybee's usage based models of language (Daniel Sanford, University of New Mexico, USA) -- 3. Topics in Cognitive Linguistics research. A thematic overview of topics that have been actively researched by cognitive linguists. 3.1 The Cognitive-Linguistic revolution in metaphor studies (Gerard Steen, VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands) ; 3.2 On the nature and scope of metonymy in linguistic description and explanation: towards settling some controversies (Francisco Ruiz de Mendoza, University of Logrono, Spain) ; 3.3 Embodied metaphor (Ray Gibbs Jr, University of California,



Santa Cruz, USA) ; 3.4 Idioms and phraseology (Frank Boers, University of Wellington, New Zealand) ; 3.5 Cognitive Linguistics and language variation (Dirk Geeraerts and Gitte Kristiansen, University of Leuven, Belgium) ; 3.6 Cognitive poetics (Chloe Harrison and Peter Stockwell, University of Nottingham, UK) ; 3.7 Cognitive Linguistics and ideology (Veronika Koller, University of Lancaster, UK) ; 3.8 Phonology (Jose Antonio Mompean Gonzalez, University of Murcia, Spain) -- 4. New directions and applications. Addresses those areas where there is scope for new developments. 4.1 Corpus and quantitative methods (Stefan Th. Gries, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA) ; 4.2 Non-linguistic applications of Cognitive Linguistics: On the usefulness of image-schematic metaphors in user interface design (Jörn Hurtienne, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany) ; 4.3 Language acquisition and language pedagogy (Jörg Roche, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany) ; 4.4 Metaphor theory for counselling professionals (Dennis Tay, Polytechnic University, Hong Kong) -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"The Bloomsbury Companion to Cognitive Linguistics is a comprehensive and accessible reference resource to research in contemporary cognitive linguistics. Written by leading figures in the field, the volume provides readers with an authoritative overview of methods and current research topics and future directions. The volume covers all the most important issues, concepts, movements and approaches in the field. It devotes space to looking specifically at the major figures and their contributions. It is a complete resource for postgraduate students and researchers working within cognitive linguistics, psycholinguistics and those interested more generally in language and cognition"--Bloomsbury Publishing.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818463403321

Autore

Marras William S (William Steven), <1952->

Titolo

The working back : a systems view / / William S. Marras

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2008

ISBN

9786611217396

9781281217394

1281217395

9780470258576

0470258578

9780470258569

047025856X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Disciplina

617.5/64

Soggetti

Backache - Etiology

Backache - Risk factors

Occupational diseases

Human engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Nota di contenuto

THE WORKING BACK; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION; 1.1 Audience for the Book; 1.2 Apolitical Causality Assessment; 1.3 A Systems View of Low Back Pain Causality; 1.4 The Reality of Work; 1.5 How Might the Different Aspects of Work Be Associated with Back Pain; 1.6 Organization of the Book; CHAPTER 2 BACK PAIN MAGNITUDE AND POTENTIAL RISK FACTORS; 2.1 What is Back Pain?; 2.2 How Common is Back Pain?; 2.3 Back Pain at Work; 2.4 Epidemiology of Work Risk Factors; 2.5 Epidemiology of Physical Risk Factors; 2.6 Epidemiology of Individual (Personal) Risk Factors; 2.6.1 Age

2.6.2 Gender2.6.3 Anthropometry; 2.6.4 Fitness/Strength; 2.6.5 Alcohol; 2.6.6 Smoking; 2.6.7 Heredity/Genetics; 2.6.8 Social Class and Psychological Factors; 2.7 Epidemiology of Work-Related Psychosocial/Organizational Factors; 2.8 Potential Interaction of



Physical and Psychosocial Factors; Key Points; CHAPTER 3 FUNCTION, STRUCTURE, AND SUPPORT OF THE BACK; 3.1 Body Coordinates; 3.2 Bony Structures of the Spine; 3.3 The Disc (and the Spinal Joint); 3.4 Functional Spinal Unit; 3.5 Spine Support; 3.6 Ligaments; 3.7 Muscles; 3.8 Fascia; 3.9 Nerves; 3.10 Blood Vessels

3.11 End Plates and Nutrition3.12 Facets; 3.13 The System; Key Points; CHAPTER 4 THE PROCESS OF PAIN; 4.1 What is Pain?; 4.2 Origins of Pain; 4.3 Pain Transmission; 4.4 The Pain Process; 4.5 The Inflammatory Process (Cytokines); 4.6 Peripheral Nervous System Sensitization; 4.7 Neuropathic Pain: The Cytokine Cascade and Nerve Sensitization; 4.8 Pain Mechanisms of the Central Nervous System; 4.9 Role of the Environment in Central Sensitization; 4.10 Implications for Low Back Pain; 4.11 Nerves at Risk of Sensitization; 4.12 Tissues at Risk of Sensitization; 4.13 Disk and Nerve Roots

4.14 Facet Joints4.15 Muscular-Based Pain; 4.16 Lumbar Nerve Roots; 4.17 Relationship between Tissue Loading and Pain; 4.18 Conclusions; Key Points; CHAPTER 5 POTENTIAL PATHWAYS TO BACK PAIN; 5.1 Views of Back Pain Causality; 5.2 A Unifying Model of Low Back Pain Pathways; 5.3 The Support Structure Disruption Pathways; 5.3.1 Support Structure Tolerance; 5.4 Disc Tolerance Summary; 5.5 Pain Tolerance; 5.6 The Muscle Function Disruption Pathway; 5.7 The Role of Individual Differences in the Pain Pathways; 5.8 System Feedback; 5.9 Summary; Key Points

CHAPTER 6 THE ASSESSMENT OF BIOMECHANICAL FORCES ACTING ON THE LOW BACK6.1 Biomechanical Concepts Applicable to the Back; 6.1.1 Load Tolerance; 6.1.2 Moments and Levers; 6.1.3 External Versus Internal Loading; 6.2 How can we Modify Internal Spine Loads?; 6.2.1 Biomechanical Arrangement of the Musculoskeletal Lever System; 6.2.2 Length-Strength Relationship; 6.2.3 The Impact of Velocity on Muscle Force; 6.2.4 Temporal Relationships; 6.3 Incorporating Spine Load Reductions into the Work System; 6.4 Loading of the Lumbar Spine; 6.5 Spine Load Assessments; 6.6 Models of Spine Load

6.7 Biologically Driven Modeling of Spine Loading

Sommario/riassunto

A systems approach to understanding and minimizing the causes of low back pain in the workplaceLow back pain affects 80% of the population at some point during their lifetime; it is responsiblefor over 40% of the compensation costs for work-related injuries. This book provides an understanding of the mechanisms influencing low back pain in the workplace and indicates how low back pain might be prevented, saving employers extraordinary amounts in medical costs and protecting workers from the most common on-the-job injury. With a unique, multidisciplinary perspective that shows how vario