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Record Nr.

UNINA9910974926703321

Titolo

New directions in cognitive linguistics / / edited by Vyvyan Evans, Stephanie Pourcel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2009

ISBN

9786612169861

9781282169869

1282169866

9789027289445

9027289441

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

vii, 519 p. : ill

Collana

Human cognitive processing ; ; v. 24

Altri autori (Persone)

EvansVyvyan

PourcelStephanie

Disciplina

415

Soggetti

Cognitive grammar

Linguistics

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

New Directions in Cognitive Linguistics -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I. Approaches to semantics -- Meaning as input -- Semantic representation in LCCM Theory -- Behavioral profiles -- Polysemy, syntax, and variation -- Part II. Approaches to metaphor and blending -- Solving the riddle of metaphor -- When is a linguistic metaphor  a conceptual metaphor? -- Generalized integration networks -- Genitives and proper names  in constructional blends -- Part III. Approaches to grammar -- What's (in) a construction? -- Words as constructions -- Constructions and constructional meaning -- Partonomic structures in syntax -- Part IV. Language, embodiment and cognition -- Language as a biocultural niche  and social institution -- Understanding embodiment -- Get and the grasp schema -- Motion scenarios in cognitive processes -- Part V. Extensions and applications  of cognitive linguistics -- Toward a social cognitive linguistics -- Cognitive and linguistic factors in evaluating text quality -- Reference points and dominions in narratives -- The



dream as blend in David Lynch's  Mulholland Drive -- "I was in that room!" -- Index -- The series Human Cognitive Processing.

Sommario/riassunto

Nearly three decades since the publication of the seminal Metaphors We Live By, Cognitive Linguistics is now a mature theoretical and empirical enterprise, with a voluminous associated literature. It is arguably the most rapidly expanding 'school' in modern linguistics, and one of the most exciting areas of research within the interdisciplinary project known as cognitive science. As such, Cognitive Linguistics is increasingly attracting a broad readership both within linguistics as well as from neighbouring disciplines including other cognitive and social sciences, and from disciplines within the humanities. This volume contains over 20 papers by leading experts in cognitive linguistics which survey the state of the art and new directions in cognitive linguistics. The volume is divided into 5 sections covering all the traditional areas of study in cognitive linguistics, as well as newer areas, including applications and extensions. Sections include: Approaches to semantics; Approaches to metaphor and blending; Approaches to grammar; Language, embodiment and cognition; Extensions and applications of cognitive linguistics.