Ten lectures on cognitive sociolinguistics / by Dirk Geeraerts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Geeraerts, Dirk, 1955- author.

Series:

Distinguished lectures in cognitive linguistics

Distinguished Lectures in Cognitive Linguistics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociolinguistics.

Cognitive grammar--Social aspects.

Cognitive grammar.

Social aspects.

Physical Description:

330 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]

Summary:

Cognitive Sociolinguistics combines the interest in meaning of Cognitive Linguistics with the interest in social variation of sociolinguistics, converging on two domains of enquiry: variation of meaning, and the meaning of variation. These 'Ten Lectures', a transcribed version of talks given by professor Geeraerts in 2009 at Beihang University in Beijing, introduce and illustrate both dimensions. The?variation of meaning? perspective involves looking at types of semantic and categorial variation, at the role of social and cultural factors in semantic variation and change, and at the interplay of stereotypes, prototypes and norms. The?meaning of variation? perspective involves looking at the way in which categorization processes of the type studied by Cognitive Linguistics shape how scholars and laymen think about language variation.

Contents:

The social turn in cognitive linguistics

Types of semantic and categorial variation

Diachronic prototype semantics

Stereotypes, prototypes and norms

The cultural history of metaphors

Cultural models of language variation

Lexical variation as a sociolinguistic variable

Measuring lexical variation and change

Multivariate models of linguistic variation

The linguistic system in a usage-based model of language.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Geeraerts, Dirk, 1955- Ten lectures on cognitive sociolinguistics.

ISBN:

9789004336834

9004336834

OCLC:

978518050