Prior to the twentieth century, theories of knowledge were inherently perceptual. Since then,
developments in logic, statistics, and programming languages have inspired amodal …

In the life story, autobiographical remembering and self-understanding are combined to
create a coherent account of one's past. A gap is demonstrated between developmental …

In this accessible new textbook, Isabela and Norman Fairclough present their innovative
approach to analysing political discourse. Political Discourse Analysis integrates analysis of …

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 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 …

Cognitive Linguistics argues that language is governed by general cognitive principles,
rather than by a special-purpose language module. This introductory textbook surveys the …

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 …

This fourth edition of the bestselling textbook, now available in print, eBook, and audiobook,
has been fully updated, continuing to provide a concise introduction to the key concepts of …

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 …