Typology and Process in Concept Structuring (Toward a Cognitive Semantics, Vol. 2) [Hardcover]

Leonard Talmy (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0262201216 | ISBN-13: 978-0262201216 | Publication Date: September 18, 2000

In this two-volume set Leonard Talmy defines the field of cognitive semantics. He approaches the question of how language organizes conceptual material both at a general level and by analyzing a crucial set of particular conceptual domains: space and time, motion and location, causation and force interaction, and attention and viewpoint. Talmy maintains that these are among the most fundamental parameters by which language structures conception. By combining these conceptual domains into an integrated whole, Talmy shows, we advance our understanding of the overall conceptual and semantic structure of natural language. Volume 1 examines the fundamental systems by which language shapes concepts. Volume 2 sets forth typologies according to which concepts are structured and the processes by which they are structured.

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Review

"At last we have all these classic papers in one place! This collection finally makes it possible to appreciate the full scope and originality of Talmy's pioneering work in cognitive linguistics." Ray Jackendoff, Professor of Linguistics, Brandeis University

About the Author

Leonard Talmy is Director of the Center for Cognitive Science and Professor of Linguistics at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 503 pages
• Publisher: A Bradford Book (September 18, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0262201216
• ISBN-13: 978-0262201216
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 2.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,568,141 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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