Cognitive linguistics : an introduction /
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh university press,
c2006
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Table of Contents:
- Part I Overview of the cognitive linguistics enterprise, 1 What does it mean to know a language?, 2 The nature of cognitive linguistics: assumptions and commitments,3 Universals and variation in language, throught adn experience, 4 Language in use: knowledge of language, lanugage change and language acquisition, Part II Cognitive semantics, 5 What is cognitive semantics ? 6 Embodiment and conceptual structure,7 The encyclopaedic view of meaning, 8 Categorisation and idealised cognitive models, 9 Metaphor and metonymy, 10 Word meaning and radial categories, 11 Meaning construction and mental spaces, 12 Conceptual blending, 13 Cognitive semantics in context, Part III Cognitive approaches to grammar, 14 What is a cognitive approach to grammar ?, 15 The conceptual basis of grammar, 16 Cognitive grammar: word classes, 17 Cognitive grammar: constructions, 18 Cognitive grammar: tense, aspect, mood and voice, 19 Motivating a construction grammar, 20 The architecture of construction grammars, 21 Grammaticalisation, 22 Cognitive approaches to grammar in context, Part IV Conclusion, 23 Assessing the cognitive linguistics enterprise.