We suggest that human culture exhibits key Darwinian evolutionary properties, and argue
that the structure of a science of cultural evolution should share fundamental features with …

Combining up-to-date scholarship with clear and accessible language and helpful
exercises, Metaphor: A Practical Introduction is an invaluable resource for all readers …

In its first two decades, much of cognitive science focused on such mental functions as
memory, learning, symbolic thought, and language acquisition--the functions in which the …

The medieval curriculum comprised seven liberal arts, divided into the lower-level trivium
(grammar, logic, and rhetoric) and the upper-level quadrivium (geometry, astronomy …

The now-classic Metaphors We Live By changed our understanding of metaphor and its role
in language and the mind. Metaphor, the authors explain, is a fundamental mechanism of …

Mental Spaces is the classic introduction to the study of mental spaces and conceptual
projection, as revealed through the structure and use of language. It examines in detail the …

A general introduction to the area of theoretical linguistics known as cognitive linguistics, this
textbook provides up-to-date coverage of all areas of the field, including recent …

In the chapter, I describe the main features of what can be taken to be “standard” conceptual
metaphor theory (as proposed by Lakoff and Johnson 1980, 1999), alongside what can be …

How the Body Shapes the Mind is an interdisciplinary work that addresses philosophical
questions by appealing to evidence found in experimental psychology, neuroscience …

This is an essential read for anyone interested in the way language is used in the world of
politics. Based on Aristotle's premise that we are all political animals, able to use language …