Corpora in Cognitive Linguistics

by Anatol Stefanowitsch and Stefan Th. Gries

Book Overview

Cognitive Linguistics, the branch of linguistics that tries to "make one's account of human language accord with what is generally known about the mind and the brain," has become one of the most flourishing fields of contemporary linguistics. The chapters address many classic topics of Cognitive Linguistics. These topics include studies on the semantics of specific words (including polysemy and synonymy) as well as semantic characteristics of particular...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110198266
• ISBN13: 9783110198263
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary