Cognitive exploration of language and linguistics / [edited by] Rene Dirven and Marjolijn Verspoor ; in collaboration with Johan de Caluwe ... et al.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dirven, René.

Verspoor, Marjolyn.

Series:

Cognitive linguistics in practice ; v. 1.

Cognitive linguistics in practice, 1388-6231 ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguistics.

Cognition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 277 pages) : illustrations, map.

Edition:

2nd rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : J. Benjamins, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cognitive Exploration of Language and Linguistics is designed as a comprehensive introductory text for first and second-year university students of language and linguistics. It provides a chapter on each of the more established areas in linguistics such as lexicology, morphology, syntax, phonetics and phonology, historical linguistics, and language typology and on some of the newer areas such as cross-cultural semantics, pragmatics, text linguistics and contrastive linguistics.In each of these areas language is explored as part of a cognitive system comprising perception, emotion, categorisation, abstraction processes, and reasoning. All these cognitive abilities may interact with language and be influenced by language. Thus the study of language in a sense becomes the study of the way we express and exchange ideas and thoughts.This Second Revised Edition is corrected, updated and expanded.Cognitive Exploration of Language and Linguistics is clearly presented and organized after having been tested in several courses in various countries.Includes exercises (solutions to be found on the Internet).

Contents:

Cognitive Exploration of Language and Linguistics

Editorial page

Title page

LCC page

Table of contents

Preface

Some conventional signs used in this book

Some frequent abbreviations

1. The cognitive basis of language

Assignments

2. What's in a word?

3. Meaningful building blocks

4. Putting concepts together

5. The sounds of language

6. Language, culture and meaning

7. Doing things with words

8. Structuring texts

9. Language across time

10. Comparing languages

References

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9786612160394

9781282160392

1282160397

9789027295415

9027295417