Cognitive Linguistics and Language Teaching

by Randal Holme

Book Overview

Acknowledgements List of Figures and Tables List of Activities Introduction PART I: EMBODIED EXPERIENCE The Problem of Linguistic Meaning Conceptualisation, Embodiment, and the Origins of Meaning Gesture PART II: CONCEPTUALISATION Language, Culture and Linguistic Relativity Conceptualization and Construal PART III: MEANING AND USAGE Teaching Encyclopaedic Meaning Usage and Grammatical Meaning PART IV: CONCLUSIONS Towards a CL Syllabus References

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230537391
• ISBN13: 9780230537392
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.6"