Concept, Image and Symbol: The Cognitive Basis of Grammar: No. 1 (Cognitive Linguistics Research [CLR]) - Softcover

Langacker, Ronald W.

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ISBN 10: 3110128632 ISBN 13: 9783110128635

Publisher: Mouton de Gruyter, 1991

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"Langacker [...] has been one of the most productive and visible of the cognitive linguistic theorists, and one of the most influential in bringing linguistics as a discipline into line with the compelling work of other cognitive theorists in social science fields."Eve Sweetser and Patricia Hunt in: Semiotica "The most coherent and detailed body of research in cognitive linguistics." H. Stephen Straight and Mathew T. Davidson in: International Studies in Philosophy

Synopsis

This research monograph develops and illustrates an innovative theory of linguistic structure, called "cognitive grammar", and applies it to representative phenomena in English and other languages. Cognitive grammar views language as an intergral fact of cognition and claims that grammatical structure cannot be understood or revealingly described independently of semantic considerations. It argues that grammar forms a continuum with the lexicon and is reducible to symbolic relationships (i.e. form-meaning pairings), and consequently that all valid grammatical constructs have some kind of conceptual import.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mouton de Gruyter
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 3110128632
• ISBN 13: 9783110128635
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 405