Cognitive linguistics is a relatively new theory of language that challenges many of the basic assumptions of traditional approaches. In Cognitive Linguistics: An Introduction, David Lee, drawing on his long-standing interest in the relationship between language and perspective, sets out to make the theory accessible to readers who have no prior training in the discipline.
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Cognitive linguistics is a relatively new theory of language that challenges many of the basic assumptions of traditional approaches. In Cognitive Linguistics: An Introduction, David Lee, drawing on his long-standing interest in the relationship between language and perspective, sets out to make the theory accessible to readers who have no prior training in the discipline.
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1. Basic Concepts2. Space3. Extensions from Spatial Meanings4. Radical Categories5. Constructions6. Mental Spaces7. Language Change8. Count and Mass Nouns9. Perfect and Imperfect Use of Verbs10. Causation and Agency11. Cognitive Linguistics and Discourse Analysis12. Constructivist Processes in Discourse13. Creativity and the Nature of Meaning
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Makes the theory of cognitive linguistics accessible to readers who have no prior knowledge of this discipline Leads the reader through the central topics in linguistics
Makes the theory of cognitive linguistics accessible to readers who have no prior knowledge of this discipline Leads the reader through the central topics in linguistics

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ISBN
9780195514247
Publisert
2002
Utgiver
Vendor
OUP Australia and New Zealand
Vekt
364 gr
Høyde
227 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
13 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
240

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David Lee is at University of Queensland, Australia.