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Clearly organized and written, this textbook provides a useful introduction to the relationship between language and cognitive processing in the human brain. It covers the topics likely to be encountered in a course or seminar, and provides a synthesis of study and research in a fast-growing field of linguistics. The much-needed introduction will be welcomed by undergraduates and graduates in linguistics and cognitive science.

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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 organised 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 behaviour, 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.

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What is it that words denote, or symbolize as cognitive linguists usually put it? Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cognitive Grammar, Modern Greek, Central Deictic, Patricia Cornwell, The X-er, Exposure Principle, Invariance Hypothesis, Old English, British English, Perceptual Deictic, Valued Object, Access Principle, American English, American Heritage Dictionary, Caused Motion, Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar, Modern English, Northern Light, The Chronicle, There's Harry New!
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