Cognitive Linguistics and the Study of Chinese
Editors
Dingfang Shu | Shanghai International Studies University
Hui Zhang | Nanjing Normal University
Lifei Zhang | Ningbo University
Bringing together contributions from a group of prominent researchers, within a cognitive-linguistic framework, this volume sheds light on linguistic structures and usages characteristic of the Chinese language, including noun-verb inclusion, the conceptual spatialization of actions, existential constructions, conceptual structures and coherence, idioms and metaphors, language acquisition of caused motion, etc.
The contributions are committed to the principle of “converging evidence” that has been advocated in Cognitive Linguistics since its inception. Some studies in this volume combine introspective methods with theoretical analysis, while others rely on corpus-based, experimental and neuroscientific methods. Featuring diverse topics and multiple methods, this collection will be useful to readers who are interested in the grammatical and conceptual structure of Chinese, as well as in the state-of-the-art of Cognitive Linguistics in China.
The contributions are committed to the principle of “converging evidence” that has been advocated in Cognitive Linguistics since its inception. Some studies in this volume combine introspective methods with theoretical analysis, while others rely on corpus-based, experimental and neuroscientific methods. Featuring diverse topics and multiple methods, this collection will be useful to readers who are interested in the grammatical and conceptual structure of Chinese, as well as in the state-of-the-art of Cognitive Linguistics in China.
[Human Cognitive Processing, 67] 2019. xv, 313 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins
Table of Contents
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Editors and contributors | pp. vii–viii
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Series Editors’ Preface | pp. ix–xi
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Foreword | pp. xiii–xiv
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Abbreviations | p. xv
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Introduction to this volumeDingfang Shu, Hui Zhang and Lifei Zhang | pp. 1–6
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General introduction: 30 years of Cognitive Linguistics in ChinaDingfang Shu, Lifei Zhang and Tian Li | pp. 7–44
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Part I. Morphological, lexical and syntactic constructions
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Chapter 1. When constructions meet context: The polysemy of Mandarin hai revisitedWei-lun Lu | pp. 47–72
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Chapter 2. On the partial productivity of constructions: Creativity and semantic constraints on the Chinese zhe existential constructionZhen Tian | pp. 73–94
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Chapter 3. A corpus-based study of subjectification and the disposal construction in modern Mandarin: The BA construction vs. the BA-GE constructionYuchen Li and Zhengguang Liu | pp. 95–120
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Chapter 4. Types of negatives and the noun-verb distinction in English and ChineseJiaxuan Shen | pp. 121–155
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Chapter 5. The conceptual spatialization of actions or activities in Chinese: The Adjective + Verb constructionWenbin Wang | pp. 157–182
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Part II. Cognitive pragmatics
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Chapter 6. Structural salience and referential accessibility: A cognitive account of inter-clausal NP anaphora in Chinese complex sentencesYulong Xu | pp. 185–206
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Chapter 7. Complementing cognitive linguistics with pragmatics and vice versa: Two illustrations from ChineseRong Chen | pp. 207–223
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Part III. Neurocognition and psycholinguistics
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Chapter 8. A neurocognitive approach to Chinese idiom comprehension: An ERP studyHui Zhang | pp. 227–259
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Chapter 9. The role of metaphor in categorization: A time course studyYumiao Gong and Rong Zhou | pp. 261–284
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Chapter 10. Linguistic and mental representations of caused motion in Chinese and English childrenYinglin Ji | pp. 285–308
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Author index | pp. 309–310
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Subject index | pp. 311–314
“In conclusion, this volume provides an excellent overview of contemporary cognitive linguistic studies on the Chinese language. Featuring a wide breadth of topics and a great richness of methodology, it contributes substantially to the existing literature of Cognitive Linguistics. It deserves to be on the bookshelves of those who are interested in Cognitive Linguistics in general as well as those who are interested in the study of the Chinese language in particular.”
Shuqiong Wu, Sichuan International Studies University, in Review of Cognitive Linguistics 18:2 (2020)
“In conclusion, this volume introduces the development of CL research on Mandarin Chinese with high-quality papers contributed by representative Chinese scholars. Focusing on typical topics and applying various methodologies, the volume sets a good model for research works on Cognitive Linguistics in other languages. It is reader-friendly to those who are interested in Cognitive Linguistics
and those who are interested in the study of Chinese.”
and those who are interested in the study of Chinese.”
CHEN Hui and LU Weizhong, in Studia Orientalia Slovaca Volume 12.1 2022
Subjects & Metadata
Linguistics
BIC Subject: CF/2GD – Linguistics/Sino-Tibetan languages
BISAC Subject: LAN009000 – LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General