Ten lectures on cognitive linguistics / by George Lakoff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lakoff, George, author.

Series:

Distinguished Lectures in Cognitive Linguistics 1.

Distinguished lectures in cognitive linguistics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cognitive grammar.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]

Summary:

Ten Lectures on Cognitive Linguistics presents ten lectures, in both audio and transcribed text, given by George Lakoff in Beijing in April 2004. Lakoff gives an account of the background of cognitive linguistics, and basic mechanisms of thought, grammar, neural theory of language, metaphor, implications for Philosophy, and political linguistics. He does so in a manner that is accessible for anyone, including undergraduate level students and a general audience. With the massive experience of being a linguist for over 50 years, and being one of the founding fathers of the field, George Lakoff is one of the best possible experts to introduce Cognitive Linguistics to anyone. The lectures for this book were given at The China International Forum on Cognitive Linguistics in April 2004.

Contents:

Generative Semantics: The Background to Cognitive Linguistics

Cognitive Semantics: The Basic Mechanisms of Thought

Cognitive Semantics: The Basic Mechanism of Thought

Constructions: The Structure of Grammar

The Neural Theory of Language

The Poetic Metaphor

The Implications for Philosophy: How Cognitive Linguistics Changes the Idea of What Philosophy Is

Political Linguistics: The Application of Cognitive Linguistics to Political Analysis in America

Summary and Overview: An Overall Picture of Cognitive Linguistics: What It Means and Where It Is Going.

ISBN:

9789004325302

9004325301

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004325302 DOI