(Ebook) Cognitive Linguistics by William Croft, D. Alan Cruse ISBN 9780511140389, 9780521661140, 9780521667708, 051114038X, 0521661145, 0521667704

(Ebook) Cognitive Linguistics by William Croft, D. Alan Cruse ISBN 9780511140389, 9780521661140, 9780521667708, 051114038X, 0521661145, 0521667704

Cognitive Linguistics argues that language is governed by general cognitive principles, rather than by a special-purpose language module. This introductory textbook surveys the field of cognitive linguistics as a distinct area of study, presenting its theoretical foundations and the arguments supporting it. Clearly organized and accessibly written, it provides a useful introduction to the relationship between language and cognitive processing in the human brain. It covers the main topics likely to be encountered in a course or seminar, and provides a synthesis of study and research in this fast-growing field of linguistics. The authors begin by explaining the conceptual structures and cognitive processes governing linguistic representation and behavior, and go on to explore cognitive approaches to lexical semantics, as well as syntactic representation and analysis, focusing on the closely related frameworks of cognitive grammar and construction grammar. This much-needed introduction will be welcomed by students in linguistics and cognitive science. William Croft is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Manchester, where he has taught since 1994. His primary areas of research are typology, cognitive linguistics, construction grammar, language change and verbal semantics. He has previously published in this series Typology and Universals, 1st edition (1990), and 2nd edition (2003), and is also the author of Radical Construction Grammar (2001). D. Alan Cruse was Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Manchester, until he retired in 2001. He taught semantics, pragmatics and psycholinguistics, and his primary areas of research are lexical semantics and metaphor. He has previously published in this series Lexical Semantics (1986), and is also the joint editor of Handbook of Lexicology (2002).