How Words Mean: Lexical Concepts, Cognitive Models, and Meaning Construction
Author:   Vyvyan Evans (Bangor University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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Pages:   400
Publication Date:   10 September 2009
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Author:   Vyvyan Evans (Bangor University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.655kg
ISBN:  

9780199234677


ISBN 10:   0199234671
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   10 September 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
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Part I Introduction 1: Words and Meaning 2: Towards a New Account of Word Meaning 3: Cognitive Linguistics 4: Word Meaning in LCCM Theory Part II Lexical Representation 5: Symbolic Units 6: Semantic Structure 7: Lexical Concepts 8: Polysemy 9: Conceptual Structure 10: Cognitive Models Part III Compositional Semantics 11: Lexical Concept Selection 12: Lexical Concept Integration 13: Interpretation Part IV Figurative Language and Thought 14: Metaphor and Metonymy 15: The Semantics of Time Part V Conclusions 16: LCCM Theory in Context References Index

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An inspiring contemporary account of semantic and cognitive issues that is worth reading. LinguistList


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Vyvyan Evans is Professor of Linguistics at Bangor University. He was previously Professor of Cognitive Linguistics at the University of Brighton and has also taught at the University of Sussex, Georgetown University, and the University of Florida. His published work includes A Glossary of Cognitive Linguistics (2007); with Benjamin Bergen and Jörg Zinken The Cognitive Linguistics Reader (2007); with Melanie Green, Cognitive Linguistics: An Introduction (2006); The Structure of Time: Language, Meaning and Temporal Cognition (2004); with Andrea Tyler, The Semantics of English Prepositions (2003); and articles in numerous venues including Journal of Linguistics, Cognitive Linguistics, and Language.

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