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Publication details [#2119]
Barcelona, Antonio. 1997. Cognitive linguistics: A usable approach. Special issue of Irony 6 (2) : 7–32 26 pp. URL
Publication type
Special issue
Publication language
English
Keywords
applications | cognitive commitment | cognitive semantics | conceptual metaphor theory | conventionalization | embodied meaning | embodiment | intellectual roots | meaning as neural routine | metaphorical systems | methodological principles | modularity | neural correlate | objectivism | overview | psychological reality
Abstract
This introduction first justifies the utility of this special issue for English studies and offers a brief overview of the state of the art in cognitive linguistics. It then comments briefly on each of the articles in this collection, discussing their contribution to each of the major trends in the field, and to English studies in general.. The conclusion highlights the usefulness of this approach for a variety of concerns.
(Antonio Barcelona)