A Glossary of Cognitive Linguistics

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Cognitive linguistics is one of the most rapidly expanding schools in linguistics with, by now, an impressive and complex technical vocabulary. This alphabetic guide gives an up-to-date introduction to the key terms in cognitive linguistics, covering all the major theories, approaches, ideas and many of the relevant theoretical constructs. The Glossary also features a brief introduction to cognitive linguistics, a detailed annotated reading list and a listing of some of the key researchers in cognitive linguistics. The Glossary can be used as a companion volume to Cognitive Linguistics, by Vyvyan Evans and Melanie Green, or as a stand-alone introduction to cognitive linguistics and its two hitherto best developed sub-branches: cognitive semantics, and cognitive approaches to grammar.Key features:* A handy and easily understandable pocket guide for anyone embarking on courses in cognitive linguistics, and language and mind. * Supplies numerous cross-references to related terms.* Includes coverage of newer areas such as Radical Construction Grammar, Embodied Construction Grammar, Primary MetaphorTheory and Principled Polysemy.

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Vyvyan Evans is Professor of English Language Studies at the University of Brighton and author and editor of numerous books relating to cognitive linguistics. These include: The Structure of Time: The Semantics of English Prepositions (with Andrea Tyler); Cognitive Linguistics: An Introduction (with Melanie Green), and The Cognitive Linguistics Reader (co-edited with Benjamin Bergen and Jorg Zinken). His research relates to cognitive lexical semantics, meaning-construction, conceptual structure and figurative language.