Cognitive exploration of language and linguistics

Authors:René, ed lit Dirven, Marjolijn Verspoor, Johan De Caluwé

Summary:Preface; XI; Chapter 1; The cognitive basis of language: Language and thought 1; 1.0 Overview 1; 1.1 Introduction: Sign systems 1; 1.2 Structuring principles in language 5; 1.3 Linguistic and conceptual categories 13; 1.4 Summary 20; 1.5 Further reading 21; Assignments 22; Chapter 2; What's in a word? Lexicology 25; 2.0 Overview 25; 2.

Print Book, English, 2004

Edition:2nd rev. ed

Publisher: John Benjamins, Amsterdam, 2004

Series:

Cognitive linguistics in practice, 1

Physical Description:XII, 277 p. : il. ; 22 cm.

ISBN:

9789027219060, 9781588114853, 9781588114860, 9789027219053, 9027219060, 1588114856, 1588114864, 9027219052

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:639169237

Subjects:

Contents:

1. Preface; 2. 1. The cognitive basis of language: Language and thought; 3. 2. What's in a word?: Lexicology; 4. 3. Meaningful building blocks: Morphology; 5. 4. Putting concepts together: Syntax; 6. 5. The sounds of language: Phonetics and Phonology; 7. 6. Language, culture and meaning: Cross-cultural semantics; 8. 7. Doing things with words: Pragmatics; 9. 8. Structuring texts: Text linguistics; 10. 9. Language across time: Historical linguistics; 11. 10. Comparing languages: Language: classification, typology, and contrastive linguistics; 12. References; 13. Subject index