Linguistic Categorization

Klappentext The third edition of the book widely recognized as providing the most readable and clearly articulated introduction to Cognitive Linguistics is fully revised and updated to include the considerable developments in Cognitive Linguistics since 1987. It covers recent research on polysemy, meaning relatedness and metaphors, as well as expanding the discussion of syntactic categories and the relevance of computer simulations. Zusammenfassung This text provides an introduction to the field of cognitive linguistics. It explores the far-reaching implications of Eleanor Rosch's seminal work on categorization and prototype theory, extending the application of prototype theory from lexical semantics to morphology, syntax and phonology. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: The Categorization of Colour 2: The Classical Approach to Categorization 3: Prototype Categories: I 4: Prototype Categories: II 5: Linguistic and Encyclopedic Knowledge 6: Polysemy and Meaning Chains 7: Category Extension: Metonymy and Metaphor 8: Polysemy, or: How many meanings does a word really have? 9: Polysemous Categories in Morphology and Syntax 10: Polysemous Categories in Intonation 11: Grammatical Categories 12: Syntactic Constructions as Prototype Categories 13: Prototype Categories in Phonology 15: The Acquisition of Categories 16: Recent Developments Advice on Further Reading Study Questions References Index

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• Authors: John R Taylor, John R. Taylor, John R. (Senior Lecturer in Linguistics Taylor
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.11.2003
• EAN: 9780199266647
• ISBN: 978-0-19-926664-7
• No. of pages: 328
• Dimensions: 173 mm x 246 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics; Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics; Oxford Textbooks in Linguistic
• Subjects: Education and learning; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Semantik, Phonetik, Phonologie, Phonologie, Phonetik, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Bedeutung (semantisch) / Bedeutungslehre, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, Laut / Phonologie, Laut / Phonetik