Vyvyan Evans covers all aspects of the relationship between language and mind, as well as applications and extensions of cognitive linguistics to the study of text, literature, discourse, and society. Bursting with new content and presented in a new 5-part structure, the book has been fully revised and extensively updated throughout to deliver the complete guide to the cognitive linguistic enterprise. Brand new additions include: an innovative new chapter exploring key topics in language science, a new chapter introducing the range of research methods and approaches for studying human language, mind and behaviour and new chapters exploring areas such as access semantics and meaning construction, conceptual structure, the nature of space, time, gesture and sign language.
Vyvyan Evans Poradie kníh (chronologicky)
Vyvyan Evans je popredný lingvista zameraný na kognitívnu lingvistiku a jej aplikácie na chápanie jazyka. Jeho práca skúma, ako naše vnímanie priestoru a času ovplyvňuje naše myslenie a vyjadrovanie. Evans sa zaoberá sémantikou slov a viet, metaforickým jazykom a abstraktným myslením. Je tiež autorom vplyvnej teórie lexikálnych konceptov a kognitívnych modelov.


The Language Myth
- 318 stránok
- 12 hodin čítania
Evans explores the intricate relationship between language and cognition, challenging traditional views with insights from contemporary research. He delves into how our understanding of language shapes thought processes and reveals the underlying mechanisms of communication and mental function. This thought-provoking analysis offers a fresh perspective on the interplay between language and the mind, encouraging readers to reconsider established beliefs.