This book explores issues at the core of modern linguistics and cognitive science. Why are all languages similar in some ways and in others utterly different? Why do languages …
RJ Gerrig, RW Gibbs Jr - Metaphor and Symbol, 1988 - Taylor & Francis
We describe a number of communicative goals that lead speakers to produce creative utterances. We argue that speakers produce utterances that incorporate, for example …
Abstract Language maps signals onto meanings through the use of two distinct types of structure. First, the space of meanings is discretized into categories that are shared by all …
In this groundbreaking book, Michael Tomasello presents a comprehensive usage-based theory of language acquisition. Drawing together a vast body of empirical research in …
'Marvellously clear... playfully persuasive'Richard Dawkins' Full of Fascinating details. A delight to read.'Tim Harford'Highly original and convincing... a delight to read!'-Daniel …
How do people learn to use language in creative but constrained ways? Experiment 1 investigates linguistic creativity by exposing adult participants to two novel word order …
The concept of the social brain has become a popular topic in the last decade and has generated interest within the research community and contributed to a wide public …
NC Ellis, D Larsen-Freeman - 2009 - books.google.com
Explores a new approach to studying language as a complex adaptive system, illustrating its commonalities across many areas of language research Brings together a team of leading …
This special issue of Applied Linguistics was produced in the context of, and in response to, the recent surge of interest in everyday creativity in language, and the potential for …