The Mental Corpus - How Language Is Represented in the Mind

Zusatztext a cornerstone reference for years to come. Informationen zum Autor John R Taylor is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Otago. He is the author of Linguistic Categorization (3rd edn 2003), Possessives in English (pbk edn 2003); and Cognitive Grammar (2002) all published by OUP. Klappentext 0 Zusammenfassung John Taylor argues that an individual's knowledge of a language is a repository of memories. Similarities between items lead to generalizations then used to generate new expressions. He makes a compelling contribution to understanding language and the operations of the mind. The book will appeal to linguists, philosophers, and cognitive scientists. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Conceptualizing Language 2: The Dictionary and the Grammar Book: The generative model of linguistic knowledge 3: Three Words and Their Behaviour 4: Idioms 5: Speaking Idiomatically 6: Constructions 7: Frequency 8: Skewed Frequencies as a Design Feature of Language 9: Learning From Input 10: Polysemy 11: Creativity and Innovation 12: Blending 13: The Mental Corpus References Index

Product details

• Authors: John R. Taylor
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.07.2012
• EAN: 9780199290802
• ISBN: 978-0-19-929080-2
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 166 mm x 242 mm x 28 mm
• Series: Oxford Linguistics; Oxford Linguistics
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Philosophy of Language, PHILOSOPHY / Language, Philosophy, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology