LINGUIST List 14.2144

Wed Aug 13 2003

Books: Cognitive Science: Croft, Cruse

Editor for this issue: Marisa Ferrara <marisalinguistlist.org>

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1. jreid, Cognitive Linguistics: Croft, Cruse

Title: Cognitive Linguistics
Series Title: Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
			
Publication Year: 2003
Publisher: Cambridge University Press 
 http://www.cup.org		 
			
Book URL: http://www.cup.org/linguistics
 
Author: William Croft, University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K.
Author: Alan Cruse, University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K.
				
Hardback: ISBN: 0521661145, Pages: 300, Price: $60.00
Paperback: ISBN: 0521667704, Pages: 300, Price: $22.00
			
Abstract:

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.

1. Introduction; SECTION I: A Conceptual Approach to Linguistic
Analyisis; 2. The Representation of Linguistic Knowledge;
3. Categorization; 4. Conceptualization and Construal Operations;
5. Mental Spaces and Space Blending; SECTION II: Cognitive Approaches
to Lexical Semantics; 6. Words and Concepts; 7. Polysemy; 8. Patterns
of Meaning Extension and Change; 9. Sense Relations; SECTION III: A
Usage-Based, Constructional Approach to Syntax; 10. Prelude: the
Cognitive Model of Phonolgy/Morphology; 11. From Idioms to
Construction Grammar; 12. A Knowledge Network Model of Syntactic
Representaion; 13. A Dynamic, Usage-Based View of Grammar;
14. Conclusion

Lingfield(s): Cognitive Science
		Linguistic Theories
			 
Written In: English (Language Code: ENG)


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