At the Crossroads of Historical and Cognitive Linguistics.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rogos-Hebda, Anna.

Series:

Figurative Thought and Language Series

Figurative Thought and Language Series ; v.21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historical linguistics.

Cognitive grammar.

Genre:

Essays

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2026.

Summary:

This volume explores the synergy between historical and cognitive linguistics, demonstrating how the two can jointly shed light on patterns of language change. Focusing on figurative language it features a range of case studies that zoom in on the emergence and evolution of meaning across time.

Contents:

Prelim pages

Table of contents

Preface

Introduction

Why historical linguistics and cognitive linguistics need each other

At the intersection / Margaret E. Winters

Mirrors between historical and cognitive linguistics in figurative origins / Richard Trim

Cognitive and historical concepts of the career of metaphor / Andreas Musolff

Metaphor and grammaticalization

Lexicalization and grammaticalization / Gabor Gyori

Speech verbs, figuration and the English Caused-Motion construction in American English / Juan G. Vazquez-Gonzalez

Prototypes, (inter)subjectification, figurativity and semantic change / Augusto Soares da Silva

Metaphor and culture

heart and soul as a locus of vision / Georgios Ioannou

And who by fire, who by water. .. / Anna Rogos-Hebda

A love story / Francesca Strik-Lievers, Chiara Fedriani

Changes in the conceptualization of face in Polish from the 19th century to the present day / Magdalena Zawisawska, Magdalena Derwojedowa

Metaphor across time and context

Contextual use of journey may communicate specific experience and concerns of a social group / Jane Dilkes

Using The Oxford English Dictionary to identify metaphors in historical corpus data / Heli Tissari

Index

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ISBN:

90-272-4423-5

9789027244239

OCLC:

1570851452