Cognitive Linguistics Investigations (Human Cognitive Processing) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9027223688 ISBN 13: 9789027223685

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2006

Synopsis

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 9027223688
• ISBN 13: 9789027223685
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 334
• Editor: June Luchjenbroers