An Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics (Learning About Language)

by ProfFriedrichUngerer (Author), Dr Hans - Jorg Schmid (Author)

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  Paperback
  2006

  $58.85

  Part of Learning About Language series, this edition provides an overview of Cognitive Linguistics. It explains the concepts of categorization, of prototype and gestalt perception, of basic level and conceptual hierarchies, of figure and ground, and of metaphor and metonymy. It also brings together issues such as iconicity and lexical change.