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 syntactic patterns / constructions (including constructional synonymy and the schematicity of constructions), the analysis of causatives, transitivity, and image-schematic aspects of posture verbs.
The Handbook of English Linguistics is a collection of
articles written by leading specialists on all core areas of English
linguistics that provides a state-of-the-art account of research in the
field.
Brings together articles from the core areas of
English linguistics, including syntax, phonetics, phonology,
morphology, as well as variation, discourse, stylistics and usage
Written by specialists from around the world
Provides
an introduction to a key area of English Linguistics and includes a
discussion of the most recent theoretical and descriptive research, as
well as extensive bibliographic references.
This is The Handbook of English Linguistics not The Handbook of Linguistics
The Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics is a major new reference that presents a comprehensive overview of the main theoretical concepts and theoretical models of Cognitive Linguistics, and covers its various subfields, theoretical as well as applied.
Thomas Sattig's book takes the reader on a journey through the labyrinthine intricacies of contemporary analytic philosophy of language, theoretical linguistics, and Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity.
The Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition unifies the various theoretical and empirical strands within the burgeoning research field of cognitive linguistics. Additionally, it introduces and applies these basic concepts to the field of second language acquisition.
