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 …

How Words Mean introduces a new approach to the role of words and other linguistic units
in the construction of meaning. It does so by addressing the interaction between non …

In this paper I address the role of words in meaning-construction. My starting point is the
observation that the 'meanings' associated with words are protean in nature. That is, the …

Since the proposal of conceptual metaphors as the representational means for grounding
abstract concepts in concrete sensorio-motor experiences, experimental research about this …

Time provides essential structure to human experience. This chapter reviews the available
empirical evidence for a fundamental metaphoric structure such as time is space in figurative …

This book is about cognitive connections between gesture and speech that may be
established during utterance production. Among the functions of gesture presented …

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Vyvyan Evans 1. Introduction In this paper I am concerned with the approach to semantic …

The study addresses the research gap of how being a speaker of a Slavic language
influences the ability to convey tempo-aspectual meanings in Romance languages by …

Narratives typically consist of information on multiple aspects of a situation. In order to
successfully create a coherent representation of the described situation, readers are …

This is an unusual book. It launches a new style of research into the nature of the mind, a
style that pro? ciently uncovers, explores and exploits the synergies between complex …