When describing categories analytically, most traditions of thought have treated category
membership as a digital, all-or-none phenomenon. That is, much work in philosophy …

Cognitive linguistics is a modern school of linguistic thought and practice. It is concerned
with investigating the relationship between human language, the mind and socio-physical …

This chapter highlights the fundamental assumptions shared by all constructionist
approaches, distinguishing them from mainstream generative grammar. In particular …

Ronald W. Langacker created an approach to linguistics called Cognitive Grammar, which is
essentially a system of symbols that can be used to organize and analyze how semantics …

Cognitive Linguistics argues that language is governed by general cognitive principles,
rather than by a special-purpose language module. This introductory textbook surveys the …

This book fills a long standing need for a basic introduction to Cognitive Grammar that is
current, authoritative, comprehensive, and approachable. It presents a synthesis that draws …

This book is based on the results of research in language typology, and motivated by the
need for a theory to explain them. Croft proposes intimate links between syntactic and …

A general introduction to the area of theoretical linguistics known as cognitive linguistics, this
textbook provides up-to-date coverage of all areas of the field, including recent …

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 …

Not everything that can be said in one language can be said in another. The lexicons of
different languages seem to suggest different conceptual universes. Investigating cultures …