01960cmm a2200277 4500 214825316 TxAuBib 20120507120000.0 060724s2006||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780748626502 electronic bk. 0748626506 electronic bk. (OCoLC)70679665 N$T eng N$T YDXCP OCLCQ TUU OCLCQ MERUC TxAuBib Evans, Vyvyan. Cognitive linguistics [electronic resource] : an introduction / Vyvyan Evans and Melanie Green. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University, 2006. 1 online resource (xxvi, 830 p.) : ill. Includes bibliographical references (p. 792-811) and index. Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations, symbols and transcription; Introduction; 1 What does it mean to know a language?; 2 The nature of cognitive linguistics: Assumptions and commitments; 3 Universals and variation in language, thought and experience; 4 Language in use: knowledge of language, language change and language acquisition; Introduction; 5 What is cognitive semantics?; 6 Embodiment and conceptual structure; 7 The encyclopaedic view of meaning; 8 Categorisation and idealised cognitive models; 9 Metaphor and metonymy; 10 Word meaning and radial categories. Provides an introduction to cognitive linguistics. This book is divided into three main sections, a 'background' section, introducing cognitive linguistic approaches to a range of topics; a section on semantics; and a grammar section. It is a useful reference for scholars in linguistics and neighbouring disciplines. Cognitive grammar. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Grammar & Punctuation. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Linguistics Syntax. Electronic books. Green, Melanie. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=163366 EBSCOhost