Cognitive linguistics as developed by Ronald W. Langacker and others is a promising but underutilized model for neurobiology. Cognitive linguistics assumes that phrasal and clausal constructions have meaning associated with higher level argument structure and with words; this assumption is demonstrated by contrasting English and Hebrew caused-motion constructions (Frank sneezed the napkin off the table) in which motion is inferred not from the words but from the construction. A cognitive model for the integration of word- and construction-level semantics, or blending, is proposed. It is argued that similar neural mechanisms (signal processing, pattern recognition, neurocognitive mobilization of associated symbolic unit) underlie word and construction recognition. Convergence zones in the brain serve to link other areas that store information. Anomia and aphasia can involve disruption in recognition of form, representation of semantics, or association of form and semantics. It is suggested that blending, which results in additional temporary emergent structure that cannot be predicted from the input, may occur in the left temporal-parietal-occipital association area. (LLBA, L. Lagerquist, Accession Number 9809628, (c) CSA [1997]. All rights reserved.)