This volume outlines a model of language that can be characterized as functionalist, usage-
based, dynamic, and complex-adaptive. The core idea is that linguistic structure is not stable …

В книге рассматриваются сдвиги фокуса внимания, лежащие в основе построения
языковых значений. Показано, что распределение фокуса в языке в целом следует …

Theories of Lexical Semantics offers a comprehensive overview of the major traditions of
word meaning research in linguistics. In spite of the growing importance of the lexicon in …

This book provides a readable and clearly articulated introduction to an important area in the
broader field of Cognitive Linguistics. Taking as its starting point the categorization of colour …

¿ De qué manera las situaciones sociales influyen en el uso del lenguaje y en el discurso?
Este libro constituye la primera monografía en presentar una teoría multidisciplinaria del …

Learning About Language is an exciting and ambitious series of introductions to
fundamental topics in language, linguistics and related areas. The books are designed for …

Contemporary novelist Jeanette Winterson's artistic motto “Not words for things but words
which are living things with the power to move.” summarises the main thesis of this work …

In the past decade, Cognitive Linguistics has developed into one of the most dynamic and
attractive frameworks within theoretical and descriptive linguistics The Oxford Handbook of …

Language is one of our most articulated means of expressing ideas and thoughts. This
introduction to language and linguistics as the science of language will mainly look at …

Wie ist Sprache mental und neuronal repräsentiert? Welche Prozesse laufen in unseren
Köpfen ab, wenn wir Sprache produzieren und rezipieren? Wie erwerben wir Sprache? Mit …