Historical cognitive linguistics / edited by Margaret E. Winters, Heli Tissari, Kathryn Allan.

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9783110226447
3110226448

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Historical cognitive linguistics.DDC classification:

417/.7 22

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P142 .H47 2010eb

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ER 720

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Contents:

Table of contents; Preface; 1. History and Development; 2. The Evolution of Language; 3. Cognitive Approaches to Syntactic Change; 4. Cognitive Approaches to Meaning; 5. The Expression of Emotions over Time; 6. Afterword; Index.

Summary: This volume addresses aspects of language change using the semantics-based theory of Cognitive Linguistics, and primarily focuses on the lexicon and metaphor, the semantics of syntax, and language evolution. The papers that make up the collection consider current approaches to questions of the mental organization of meaning and its expression, and point toward future research.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This volume addresses aspects of language change using the semantics-based theory of Cognitive Linguistics, and primarily focuses on the lexicon and metaphor, the semantics of syntax, and language evolution. The papers that make up the collection consider current approaches to questions of the mental organization of meaning and its expression, and point toward future research.