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Record Nr.

UNINA9910965906403321

Titolo

Cognitive exploration of language and linguistics / / [edited by] Rene Dirven and Marjolijn Verspoor ; in collaboration with Johan de Caluwe ... et al

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, PA, : J. Benjamins, 2004

ISBN

9786612160394

9781282160392

1282160397

9789027295415

9027295417

Edizione

[2nd rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 277 pages) : illustrations, map

Collana

Cognitive linguistics in practice, , 1388-6231 ; ; v. 1

Classificazione

ER 940

Altri autori (Persone)

DirvenRene

VerspoorMarjolyn

Disciplina

410

Soggetti

Linguistics

Cognition

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cognitive Exploration of Language and Linguistics -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC page -- Table of contents -- Preface -- Some conventional signs used in this book -- Some frequent abbreviations -- 1. The cognitive basis of language -- Assignments -- 2. What's in a word? -- Assignments -- 3. Meaningful building blocks -- Assignments -- 4. Putting concepts together -- Assignments -- 5. The sounds of language -- Assignments -- 6. Language, culture and meaning -- Assignments -- 7. Doing things with words -- Assignments -- 8. Structuring texts -- Assignments -- 9. Language across time -- Assignments -- 10. Comparing languages -- Assignments -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Cognitive Exploration of Language and Linguistics is designed as a comprehensive introductory text for first and second-year university students of language and linguistics. It provides a chapter on each of the more established areas in linguistics such as lexicology, morphology, syntax, phonetics and phonology, historical linguistics,



and language typology and on some of the newer areas such as cross-cultural semantics, pragmatics, text linguistics and contrastive linguistics.In each of these areas language is explored as part of a cognitive system comprising perception, emotion, categorisation, abstraction processes, and reasoning. All these cognitive abilities may interact with language and be influenced by language. Thus the study of language in a sense becomes the study of the way we express and exchange ideas and thoughts.This Second Revised Edition is corrected, updated and expanded.Cognitive Exploration of Language and Linguistics is clearly presented and organized after having been tested in several courses in various countries.Includes exercises (solutions to be found on the Internet).