Cognitive Linguistics

A Complete Guide, 3rd edition

AvVyvyan Evans

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Now in its third edition, Cognitive Linguistics: A Complete Guide by Vyvyan Evans remains the definitive introduction to one of the most dynamic fields in language study. Blending clarity, depth, and intellectual ambition, Evans guides readers through the relationship between language, mind, meaning and human experience with unmatched authority and accessibility.The book covers all aspects of the relationship between language and mind, as well as applications and extensions of cognitive linguistics to the study of text, literature, discourse, society and language learning. This new edition expands the scope of the book with four entirely new chapters exploring emerging debates, interdisciplinary applications, and cutting-edge developments shaping contemporary cognitive linguistics. From conceptual structure and metaphor to grammar, discourse, and cognition, every chapter has been revised to reflect the latest research and theoretical advances. Rich with critical insights, case studies, exercises, discussion questions, suggestions for further reading, a glossary, and over 200 tables and figures, the book is ideal for students taking courses in Cognitive Linguistics; Cognitive Semantics; Cognitive Approaches to Grammar or to Conceptual Structure and Mind, as well as courses on Language and Mind and Psychology of Language.Comprehensive yet engaging, this landmark volume offers the most complete and up-to-date roadmap to the cognitive linguistic enterprise available today. Essential reading for anyone exploring language, meaning, and cognition.

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Utgivningsdatum:2027-03-31
Mått:189 x 246 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:944
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9781399569859

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Dr. Vyvyan Evans is an internationally renowned expert on language, mind, and digital communication. A native of the ancient Roman cathedral city of Chester, England, he holds an MA in Linguistics from the University of Florida and a PhD in linguistics from Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA. He has lived and worked extensively in Asia, Europe, and North America as a Professor of Linguistics and taught at several universities in the US and UK.He has published numerous acclaimed popular science and technical books on language and linguistics. His popular science essays and articles have been featured in numerous venues, ranging from The Guardian to Psychology Today, from the New York Post to New Scientist, from Newsweek to The New Republic.His award-winning writing focuses, in one way or another, on the nature of language and mind, the impact of technology on language, and the future of communication. His published science fiction work explores the status of language and digital communication technology as potential weapons of mass destruction. Dr. Evans consults to a wide range of tech companies on the nature of language and the future of communication, and undertakes research, LLM training, and leads educational and PR campaigns on behalf of corporate clients.

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PrefaceList of FiguresList of TablesList of AbbreviationsPart I: The Cognitive Linguistics Enterprise1. What do cognitive linguists study?2. Key commitments3. Research methods (new chapter)4. Foundations of experience I: space5. Foundations of experience II: time6. Language in use I: knowledge of language7. Language in use II: language change, and acquisition8. Key topics in language science: Formal versus cognitive linguisticsPart II: Conceptual Structure9. What is a cognitive linguistics approach to conceptual structure?10. Image schemas and the origin of concepts11. Cognitive Semantics12. Categorisation and idealised cognitive models13. Conceptual metaphor theory14. Primary metaphors and conceptual metonymyPart III: Semantic Structure15. What is a cognitive linguistics approach to semantic structure?16. The encyclopaedic approach to semantic structure I: overview17. The encyclopaedic approach to semantic structure II: two theories18. Network approaches to semantic structure19. Access semantics and meaning construction20. Mental spaces and discourse meaning21. Conceptual blending and semantic creativityPart IV: Grammar22. What is a cognitive linguistics approach to grammar?23. Cognitive Grammar I: lexical classes24. Cognitive Grammar II: constructions25. Cognitive Grammar III: the verb string26. Construction Grammar I: accounting for irregularity in grammar27. Construction Grammar II: accounting for generalisations in grammar28. The evolution of grammarPart V: Applications and Extensions of Cognitive Linguistics29. Language, society and discourse30. Text, narrative and literature31. Gesture and sign language32. Applying cognitive linguistics to foreign language learning (new chapter)33. Multimodality and cognitive semiotics: the case of the Emoji code (new chapter)34. Future directions: interdisciplinary integration, AI and LLMs (new chapter)ReferencesIndex