Bloomsbury Companion to Cognitive Linguistics

Jeannette Littlemore is a Reader in Applied Linguistics at the University of Birmingham, UK. She is the author of Applying Cognitive Linguistics to Second Language Learning and Teaching (2009, Palgrave Macmillan).John R. Taylor is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He is the author of Linguistic Categorization (2003), An Exploration in Cognitive Grammar (1996) and Cognitive Grammar (2002) all with Oxford University Press.

…most major topics are discussed in great depth. Also, it incorporates topics that are largely ignored in the established Cognitive Linguistics handbooks, e.g. variationist linguistics and non-linguistic applications of cognitive-linguistic concepts. It is therefore highly recommended to anyone interested in Cognitive Linguistics, conceptual metaphor theory, and the application of usage-based linguistics in language pedagogy and beyond.

• 1. Introduction. Distinctive features of the Cognitive Linguistic approach to language study (Jeannette Littlemore, University of Birmingham UK and John Taylor, University of Otago, New Zealand)2. Major figures in Cognitive Linguistics. A retrospective view of the development of Cognitive Linguistics2.1 Langacker’s Cognitive Grammar (Phil Bennett, University of Birmingham, UK)2.2 Lakoff’s theory of Conceptual Metaphor (Dennis Tay, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)2.3 Goldberg’s Construction Grammar (Kris Ramonda, University of Birmingham, UK)2.4 Fauconnier’s theory of mental spaces and conceptual blending (Brian Birdsell, University of Birmingham, UK)2.5 Tomasello’s theory of first language acquisition (Sarah Turner, University of Birmingham, UK)2.6 Bybee's usage based models of language (Daniel Sanford, University of New Mexico, USA)3. Topics in Cognitive Linguistics research. A thematic overview of topics that have been actively researched by cognitive linguists.3.1 The Cognitive-Linguistic revolution in metaphor studies (Gerard Steen, VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands)3.2 On the nature and scope of metonymy in linguistic description and explanation: towards settling some controversies (Francisco Ruiz de Mendoza, University of Logroño, Spain)3.3 Embodied metaphor (Ray Gibbs Jr, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA)3.4 Idioms and phraseology (Frank Boers, University of Wellington, New Zealand)3.5 Cognitive Linguistics and language variation (Dirk Geeraerts and Gitte Kristiansen, University of Leuven, Belgium) 3.6 Cognitive poetics (Chloe Harrison and Peter Stockwell, University of Nottingham, UK)3.7 Cognitive Linguistics and ideology (Veronika Koller, University of Lancaster, UK)3.8 Phonology (Jose Antonio Mompean Gonzalez, University of Murcia, Spain)4. New directions and applications. Addresses those areas where there is scope for new developments.4.1 Corpus and quantitative methods (Stefan Th. Gries, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA)4.2 Non-linguistic applications of Cognitive Linguistics: On the usefulness of image-schematic metaphors in user interface design (Jörn Hurtienne, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany)4.3 Language acquisition and language pedagogy (Jörg Roche, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany)4.4 Metaphor theory for counselling professionals (Dennis Tay, Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)Index