Ten Lectures On Field Semantics And Semantic Typology
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Ten Lectures On Field Semantics And Semantic Typology
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Author : Jürgen Bohnemeyer
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-09-27
Ten Lectures On Field Semantics And Semantic Typology written by Jürgen Bohnemeyer and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-27 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The first four lectures revolve around field semantics – research methods for studying linguistic meaning under fieldwork conditions. The remaining six lectures deal with semantic typology, the crosslinguistic study of how humans communicate about the world in terms of the meaning categories of the languages they speak. Together, the lectures present one of the first comprehensive introductions to either topic. A thread pervading the lectures involves the following questions: how much do languages vary in how they represent reality? To what extent does this variation reflect cultural differences? To what extent does it influence the nonverbal thinking of the speakers?
Ten Lectures On Cognitive Semantics
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Author : Leonard Talmy
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2018-01-29
Ten Lectures On Cognitive Semantics written by Leonard Talmy and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-29 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
In his ten Beijing lectures, Leonard Talmy represents the range of his work in cognitive semantics. The central concern of this approach is the linguistic representation of conceptual structure, that is, the patterns in which and processes by which conceptual content is organized in language. The lectures examine the semantics of grammar, force dynamics, a typology of how motion events are represented, factive versus fictive motion, a typology of event integration, differences in how spoken and signed language structure space, the attention system of language, introspection as a methodology in linguistics, the relation of language to other cognitive systems, and digitalization in the Evolution of language.
Ten Lectures On Construction Grammar And Typology
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Author : William Croft
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2020-09-25
Ten Lectures On Construction Grammar And Typology written by William Croft and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-25 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
In Ten Lectures on Construction Grammar and Typology, William Croft presents a unified theory of linguistic form and meaning that encompasses crosslinguistic diversity, verbalization and language change. Croft begins from construction grammar, a theory of syntax in which all syntactic structures are a pairing of form and meaning. Constructions are posited as basic; syntactic categories are defined by constructions. The internal structure of constructions directly link elements of constructions to the meanings they express, Constructions across languages can be situated in a space of syntactic variation. Grammar emerges from the verbalization of experience. Constructions occur in a probability distribution across the conceptual space of meanings. These probability distributions evolve, leading to grammatical change in language, modeled in an evolutionary framework.
Ten Lectures On Natural Semantic Metalanguage
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Author : Cliff Goddard
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2018-03-20
Ten Lectures On Natural Semantic Metalanguage written by Cliff Goddard and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-20 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This lively lecture series by a leading expert introduces the theory, practice and application of a versatile, rigorous and well-developed approach to cross-linguistic semantics: the NSM approach originated by Anna Wierzbicka. Topics include: history and philosophy of the study of meaning, semantic primes and molecules, emotions, evaluation, verbs and event structure, cultural key words and scripts. Case studies come from English, Chinese, Danish, and other languages. Applications in language teaching and intercultural education are also covered, along with comparisons between NSM and other leading approaches to linguistic semantics. The book will appeal to students and scholars of linguistics at all levels, communication and translation scholars, and anyone interested in a systematic and non Anglocentric approach to meaning, culture and cognition.
Ten Lectures On Event Structure In A Network Theory Of Language
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Author : Nikolas Gisborne
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2020-08-31
Ten Lectures On Event Structure In A Network Theory Of Language written by Nikolas Gisborne and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-31 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
In Ten Lectures on Event Structure in a Network Theory of Language, Nikolas Gisborne explores verb meaning. He discusses theories of events and how a network model of language-in-the-mind should be theorized; what the lexicon is; how to probe word meaning; evidence for structure in word meaning; polysemy; the lexical semantics of causation; a type hierarchy of events; and event types cross-linguistically. He also looks at the relationship between different classes of events or event types and aktionsarten; transitivity alternations and argument linking. Gisborne argues that the social and cognitive embedding of language, requires a view of linguistic structure as a network where even the analysis of verb meaning can require an understanding of the role of speaker and hearer.
The Cognitive Variation Of Semantic Structures
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Author : Prakash Mondal
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2024-03-12
The Cognitive Variation Of Semantic Structures written by Prakash Mondal and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-12 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book explores the cognitive constraints and principles of variation in structures of linguistic meaning across languages. It unifies cognitive-semantic representations with formal-semantic representations to make a unique contribution to the study of typological generalizations and universals in natural language semantics. This unified approach not only helps reveal why semantic structures have the observed variation they have but also sheds light on the compelling cognitive and formal regularities and patterns in the variation of linguistic semantics. The book also advances the general principles of a cognitively oriented semantic typology. Lucid and topical, the book will be an indispensable resource for students and researchers of language typology, linguistics, cognitive linguistics and semantics. It will also be of interest to theoretical linguists of both cognitivist and formalist schools.
Ten Lectures On Cognitive Sociolinguistics
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Author : Dirk Geeraerts
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2017-11-06
Ten Lectures On Cognitive Sociolinguistics written by Dirk Geeraerts and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-06 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Cognitive Sociolinguistics combines the interest in meaning of Cognitive Linguistics with the interest in social variation of sociolinguistics, converging on two domains of enquiry: variation of meaning, and the meaning of variation. These Ten Lectures, a transcribed version of talks given by professor Geeraerts in 2009 at Beihang University in Beijing, introduce and illustrate both dimensions. The ‘variation of meaning’ perspective involves looking at types of semantic and categorial variation, at the role of social and cultural factors in semantic variation and change, and at the interplay of stereotypes, prototypes and norms. The ‘meaning of variation’ perspective involves looking at the way in which categorization processes of the type studied by Cognitive Linguistics shape how scholars and laymen think about language variation.
Ten Lectures On Quantitative Approaches In Cognitive Linguistics
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Author : Stefan Th. Gries
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2017-03-06
Ten Lectures On Quantitative Approaches In Cognitive Linguistics written by Stefan Th. Gries and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-06 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This series of lectures provides an overview of the author's work on quantitative applications in cognitive linguistics by discussing a wide range of studies involving corpus-linguistic as well as experimental work. After a discussion of how corpus linguistics, cognitive linguistics, and psycholinguistics relate to each other, the author discusses empirical and statistical studies of a wide variety of phenomena including morphophonology (morphological blends and alliteration effects), corpus-based cognitive semantics, frequency and association at the syntax-lexis interface. The book concludes with chapters exemplifying the role that bottom-up approaches can take, the role of statistical methods more generally, and the role of converging evidence from corpus and experimental data.The lectures for this book were given at The China International Forum on Cognitive Linguistics in May 2013. In the e-book version all handouts have been made available at the back. All audio of the lectures as well as the handouts are available for free, in Open Access, here.
Abstract Concepts And The Embodied Mind
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Author : Guy Dove
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2022
Abstract Concepts And The Embodied Mind written by Guy Dove and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
We appear to think about the world by means of the same mechanisms that we use to experience it. Yet, abstract concepts like 'democracy, ' 'fermion, ' 'piety, ' 'truth, ' and 'zero' represent a clear challenge to this idea. In Abstract Concepts and the Embodied Mind, Guy Dove contends that abstract concepts are heterogeneous and pose three important challenges to embodied cognition. They force us to ask: How do we generalize beyond the specifics of our experience? How do we think about things that we do not experience directly? How do we adapt our thoughts to specific contexts and tasks? He further argues that a successful theory of grounding must embrace multimodal representations, hierarchical architecture, and linguistic scaffolding.
Ten Lectures On Diachronic Construction Grammar
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Author : Martin Hilpert
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-09-13
Ten Lectures On Diachronic Construction Grammar written by Martin Hilpert and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-13 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
In this book, Martin Hilpert lays out how Construction Grammar can be applied to the study of language change. In a series of ten lectures on Diachronic Construction Grammar, the book presents the theoretical foundations, open questions, and methodological approaches that inform the constructional analysis of diachronic processes in language. The lectures address issues such as constructional networks, competition between constructions, shifts in collocational preferences, and differentiation and attraction in constructional change. The book features analyses that utilize modern corpus-linguistic methodologies and that draw on current theoretical discussions in usage-based linguistics. It is relevant for researchers and students in cognitive linguistics, corpus linguistics, and historical linguistics.