About the Book
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.
Book Synopsis
The authoritative general introduction to cognitive linguistics
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.
Key features include:
30 fully revised chapters in five coherent parts, including 7 entirely new chapters Discussion questions and annotated reading list at the end of each chapterCritical evaluation and reflection on influential cognitive linguistic theories, and how they compare to formal approaches in linguistics and cognitive scienceOver 200 tables and figures to clearly demonstrate key concepts, data and ideasAn online resource with additional exercises: edinburghuniversitypress.com/cognitivelinguistics
From the Back Cover
Praise for previous edition: "This massive yet reasonably priced book provides a very useful guide to major parts of the 'cognitive' strand of linguistics and I have no doubt that every cognitive linguist will want it as a reference book." - Times Higher Education Supplement "I whole-heartedly congratulate Evans & Green for their laborious work and, accordingly, recommend it to be used as a textbook ... indispensable reading." - Linguist List Blurb: The authoritative general introduction to cognitive linguistics 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. Key features include: - 30 fully revised chapters in five coherent parts, including 7 entirely new chapters - Discussion questions and annotated reading list at the end of each chapter - Critical evaluation and reflection on influential cognitive linguistic theories, and how they compare to formal approaches in linguistics and cognitive science - Over 200 tables and figures to clearly demonstrate key concepts, data and ideas - An online resource with additional exercises: edinburghuniversitypress.com/cognitivelinguistics
Review Quotes
I know of no other volume that covers so much of CL so well, especially for readers new to the field. [...] Evans has done a remarkable job of presenting CL's "cognitive commitment" to relate linguistic structure to general cognitive principles.--James K. Watters, SIL International "Journal of Language, Culture, and Religion"
This book is a 'must-read' for anyone interested in pursuing work in Cognitive Linguistics. It provides a comprehensive, in-depth account of all the main work in the area and sets out clear directions for the field. It is written in an accessible style which will make it appeal to students and researchers alike. Its breadth and depth of coverage are unparalleled.--Jeannette Littlemore, Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Birmingham
Vyv Evans's Cognitive Linguistics: A Complete Guide is one of the best introductions to the intersection of language and the mind ever written. It masterfully answers a constellation of questions of how language emerges in human experience as a function of human learning, experience, and knowledge - as a cognitive technology that is peerless in the animal kingdom. Evans's work renders superfluous the idea of a hard-wired "language organ," replacing this simplistic idea with a painstakingly developed empirical theory of human thinking and communication. It is a masterpiece and a delight. I recommend it to students, professionals, and to all those interested in understanding humans and their languages.--Professor Daniel L. Everett, Bentley University
About the Author
Professor Vyvyan Evans is an internationally renowned expert on language and communication and has taught at the University of Sussex, Brighton University and Bangor University in the UK.
