Applying Cognitive Linguistics: Figurative language in use, constructions and typology
Edited by Ana M. Piquer-Píriz and Rafael Alejo-González
[Benjamins Current Topics, 99] 2018. vi, 230 pp.
Rafael Alejo-González
List of John Benjamins publications for which Rafael Alejo-González plays a role.
Titles
Subjects Cognition and language | Cognitive linguistics | Theoretical linguistics
Applying Cognitive Linguistics: Figurative language in use, constructions and typology
Edited by Ana M. Piquer-Píriz and Rafael Alejo-González
Special issue of Review of Cognitive Linguistics 14:1 (2016) vi, 245 pp.
Subjects Cognition and language | Cognitive linguistics
Articles
2023 Conventional metaphors in English as a lingua franca: An analysis of speech metaphors in three academic seminars Review of Cognitive Linguistics: Online-First Articles | Article
In the present article, I study the language used in three English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) digital marketing seminars, in which the tutor and other participants gave feedback about the ‘pitches’, (i.e., short marketing speeches), presented by students in the same session. As this… read more
2023 Student-teacher interaction in CLIL and non-CLIL elementary education: A case study of verbal-pedagogical strategies and participation during read alouds in a Natural Science classroom Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education 11:1, pp. 4–28 | Article
This study analyzes interaction in a primary school science classroom. We compare the verbal scaffolding strategies used by a teacher during lessons from the same instructional unit taught in CLIL (English) and regular (Spanish) contexts. Results show that although there was no difference in the… read more
2018 Applying Cognitive Linguistics: Identifying some current research foci (figurative language in use, constructions and typology) Applying Cognitive Linguistics: Figurative language in use, constructions and typology, Piquer-Píriz, Ana M. and Rafael Alejo-González (eds.), pp. 1–19 | Article
In recent years, Cognitive Linguistics (CL) has established itself not only as asolid theoretical approach but also as an important source from which differentapplications to other fields have emerged. In this introductory chapter, weexplore some of the current, most relevant topics in applied… read more
2016 Applying Cognitive Linguistics: Identifying some current research foci (figurative language in use, constructions and typology) Applying Cognitive Linguistics: Figurative language in use, constructions and typology, Piquer-Píriz, Ana M. and Rafael Alejo-González (eds.), pp. 1–20 | Article
In recent years, Cognitive Linguistics (CL) has established itself not only as a solid theoretical approach but also as an important source from which different applications to other fields have emerged. In this introductory article, we explore some of the current, most relevant topics in applied… read more
2010 Making sense of phrasal verbs: A cognitive linguistic account of L2 learning Applied Cognitive Linguistics in Second Language Learning and Teaching, Littlemore, Jeannette and Constanze Juchem-Grundmann (eds.), pp. 50–71 | Article
Phrasal verbs (PVs) have recently been the object of interest by linguists given their status as phraseological units whose meaning is non-compositional and opaque. They constitute a perfect case for theories of language processing and language acquisition to be tested. Cognitive linguists have… read more