Cognitive linguistics investigations : across languages, fields and philosophical boundaries / / edited by June Luchjenbroers

• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, 2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (349 p.)
• Disciplina: 415
• Soggetto topico: Cognitive grammar; Linguistics
• Classificazione: 17.51
• Altri autori: LuchjenbroersJune
• Note generali: Chiefly revisions of papers presented at a 4th Australian Lingustics Institute workshop, held in July, 1998, at the University of Queensland.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cognitive Linguistics Investigations -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Preface -- Biographical information -- Introduction -- 1. The cognitive linguistics agenda -- 2. Outline of this volume -- References -- I. Cultural models and conceptual mappings -- When does cognitive linguistics become cultural? -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Operational concepts -- Scenarios -- Discourse scenarios and discursives -- Categories: Complex, radial, and polycentric -- 3. Case studies -- Case 1: Grammatical voice and emotion language in Tagalog5 -- Case 2: Shona noun classifiers as polycentric categories -- 4. Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Appendix -- Purple persuasion -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Voting -- Palatable candidates -- Stinky candidates -- Public conversation -- Sending a message -- Legal act of civil disobedience -- Summary -- 3. Purple point of contact -- Let's have church here in your home -- Testimony -- Sowing the seed of 5, 10, or 20 -- The purple envelope please -- Summary -- 4. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Depicting fictive motion in drawings -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Study 1 -- Method -- Results and discussion -- 3. Study 2 -- Method -- Results and discussion -- 4. Study 3 -- Method -- Results and discussion -- 5. General discussion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Examples of drawings from Experiment 1 -- Examples of drawings from Experiment 2 -- Discourse, gesture, and mental spaces manoeuvers -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Discourse processing theory -- 3. Mental Spaces Theory [`MST'] -- 4. Data -- 5. Gestures in discourse -- What counts as gesture? -- The `comfort zone' -- Gesture types -- 6. Mental spaces manoeuvers -- 7. Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- II. Computational models and conceptual mappings -- In search of meaning. ; 1. Introduction -- High-dimensional semantic space and lexical representation -- Emergent semantic structures in connectionist networks -- 2. Cryptotype as an emergent category and as a trigger for overgeneralization -- Whorf's cryptotype -- Cryptotype and morphological productivity in child language -- A connectionist account of cryptotype and its acquisition -- 3. A feed-forward network that learns to map semantic features of verbs to prefixes -- Method -- Results and discussion -- 4. A self-organizing network that learns to map semantic features to prefixes -- Method -- Results and discussion -- 5. General discussion and conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Appendix -- Grammar and language production -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The roles of lexicon and grammar in a theory of language production -- 3. Pause patterns relative to function words -- Some quantitative data -- Constructions: The case of determiners -- 4. Infinitival conjunctions and prepositions -- Om-clauses -- Prepositions -- 5. Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Word recognition and sound merger -- 1. Introduction -- Complete neutralization -- Predictable partial neutralization -- Unpredictable partial neutralization -- 2. Production data on the ear/air merger -- Regional differences -- Age differences -- Homophony across age groups -- Linguistic context -- Lexical frequency -- Minimal contrast -- Phonetic context -- Summary of production data -- 3. Word recognition and sound merger -- Word recognition in the merger process -- Speaker age and phonological status -- A conflict of two systems? -- Ambiguity in context -- 4. Closing comments -- References -- III. Linguistic components and conceptual mappings -- Verbal explication and the place of NSM semantics in cognitive linguistics -- 1. Friend, foe, or fellow traveller? -- The natural semantic metalanguage approach. ; 2. The indispensability of verbal explication -- Diagrams are not enough -- Scenarios, models and conceptual metaphor -- 3. The challenge of abstract, culture-laden vocabulary -- Malay ikhlas vs. English sincere -- Japanese omoiyari vs. English empathy -- 4. Concluding remarks -- Notes -- References -- Appendix 1 -- Semantic primes - English exponents (after Goddard & -- Wierzbicka Eds., 2002) -- Appendix 2 -- Selected NSM studies of languages other than English -- ``How do you know she's a woman?'' -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Views of categorisation -- 3. Defining features of kiz and kadin -- 4. Typical features -- 5. Context and topic -- Women and men -- Other collocations -- 6. Causes and effects of category stress -- 7. Caveats and conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Cross-linguistic polysemy in tactile verbs -- 1. Introduction: Tactile perception and emotions -- 2. Metaphorical scope of tactile verbs revisited -- 3. Compositional polysemy: The semantic packaging of lexical items -- 4. Cross-linguistic polysemy: Meaning and lexicalisation across languages -- 5. Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- How experience structures the conceptualization of causality -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Two models of causation -- 3. Transitivity and ergativity in the field of killing -- 4. Examples of experiential grounding -- Focus on volitionality -- Accidental causation -- The ergative predilection of the suffocate verbs -- Ideologically determined transitivization -- 5. Conclusions and prospects -- Notes -- References -- Internal state predicates in Japanese -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Japanese internal state predicates -- Other properties of Japanese internal state predicates -- 3. Cognitive Grammar approach to subjectivity -- Definition of linguistic subjectivity -- The subjectivity scale -- 4. Subjective construal and Japanese internal state predicates. ; The speaker's role -- Difference in the default pattern in subjectivity -- The role in the event structure -- Subjective construal in the Japanese language -- 5. Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Figure, ground and connexity -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Connexity/dependence -- 3. Background and foreground information -- 4. Some points on past approaches -- 5. Connexity, grounding and Xhosa narrative -- The consecutive mood -- The participial mood -- The continuous tense -- 6. Discussion -- References -- Discourse organization and coherence -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The narrative study -- Episode and episode boundary -- Stimulus material -- 3. Method and procedures -- 4. Results and discussion -- Episodic structure -- Achieving and maintaining coherence -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Name index -- Subject index -- The series Human Cognitive Processing.
• Sommario/riassunto: The total body of papers presented in this volume captures research across a variety of languages and language groups, to show how particular elements of linguistic description draw on otherwise separate aspects (or fields) of linguistic investigation. As such, this volume captures a diversity of research interest from the field of cognitive linguistics. These areas include: lexical semantics, cognitive grammar, metaphor, prototypes, pragmatics, narrative and discourse, computational and translation models; and are considered within the contexts of: language change, child language acquisition, language and culture, grammatical features and word order and gesture. Despite possible differences in philosophical approach to the role of language in cognitive tasks, these papers are similar in a fundamental way: they all share a commitment to the view that human categorization involves mental concepts that have fuzzy boundaries and are culturally and situation-based.
• Titolo autorizzato: Cognitive linguistics investigations
• ISBN: 1-282-15607-1; 9786612156076; 90-272-9377-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828406603321
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