Cognitive Linguistics: An Introduction.0805860142 Cognitive linguistics In linguistics and cognitive science, cognitive linguistics (CL) refers to the school of linguistics that understands language creation, learning, and usage as best explained by reference to human cognition in general. ; an introduction. Evans, Vyvyan and Melanie Green. Lawrence Erlbaum 2006 830 pages $46.00 Paperback P165 Evans and Green (both linguistics linguistics, scientific study of language, covering the structure (morphology and syntax; see grammar), sounds (phonology), and meaning (semantics), as well as the history of the relations of languages to each other and the cultural place of language in human , U. of Sussex, UK) present a general introduction to cognitive linguistics, suitable for use in undergraduate and graduate courses and as a reference for scholars in linguistics and related disciplines. Coverage includes an overview of the main aims, assumptions and commitments of the field; descriptive analyses and theoretical positions representative of cognitive linguistics; cognitive semantics Noun 1. cognitive semantics - the branch of semantics that studies the cognitive aspects of meaning conceptual semantics, semasiology semantics - the study of language meaning ; and cognitive approaches to grammar Cognitive approaches to grammar are theories of grammar that relate grammar to mental processes and structures in human cognition. While Chomsky's theories of generative grammar are the most influential in most areas of linguistics, other theories also deal with the cognitive . ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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