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Cognitive Linguistics and the Study of Chinese
Edited by Dingfang Shu, Hui Zhang and Lifei Zhang
[Human Cognitive Processing 67] 2019
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General introduction

30 years of Cognitive Linguistics in China

| Shanghai International Studies University
| Ningbo University
| Henan University
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.The overall picture
    • 2.1Data collection and annotation
    • 2.2The general tendency
    • 2.3Two stages of expansion
      • 2.3.1Stage one: Initial introduction and limited application
      • 2.3.2Stage two: Rapid expansion, massive application and in-depth reflection
  • 3.The hottest CL strands
    • 3.1Cognitive semantics
    • 3.2Metaphor and metonymy
    • 3.3Cognitive grammar
    • 3.4Construction grammar
  • 4.Characteristics of CL’s expansion in China
    • 4.1Direct borrowing and application rather than a “revolution”
      • 4.1.1Searching for ways out of the structuralism dilemma
      • 4.1.2Seeking “explanatory adequacy”
    • 4.2Parataxis and the resemanticization of Chinese grammar
    • 4.3Two Chinese linguistic circles and their different research programs
  • 5.Concluding remarks: Research prospects for CL in China
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 20 November 2019
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