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Applying cognitive linguistics : figurative language in use, constructions and typology /

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 volume we identify some of the current, most relevant topics in applied CL-oriented stud...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Piquer-Píriz, Ana María (Editor ), Alejo-González, Rafael (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2018]
Colección:Benjamins current topics ; v. 99.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Applying Cognitive Linguistics; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Applying Cognitive Linguistic: Identifying some current research foci; 1. Introduction; 2. From theoretical principles to practical applications; 3. Analyses of figurative language (metaphor and metonymy) in use; 4. Constructing meaning in language (L1 and L2 acquisition); 5. Typology; 6. Conclusions; References; Authors' address; Section I. Figurative language in use; Overt and covert uses of metaphor in the academic mentoring in English of Spanish undergraduates; 1. Introduction; 2. Background
  • 3. The data3.1 Participants and procedure; 3.2 Overview of the lecturer-student conversations; 4. Metaphors in the corpus of office hours' consultations; 4.1 Identification of covert and overt uses of metaphor in the corpus; 4.2 Lecturers' overt uses of metaphor; 4.3 Covert uses of metaphor; 5. Conclusions; References; Author's address; The interpretation of metonymy by Japanese learners of English; 1. Introduction; 2. Methodology; 3. Findings; 4. Conclusions; References; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Authors' addresses
  • Methodological triangulation in the study of emotion: The case of 'anger' in three language groups1. Introduction; 2. Cross-cultural differences in anger experiences; 2.1 Research hypotheses; 3. Methods; 3.1 Anger situation-labelling task (Study 1); 3.2 Feature-based meaning profiles of anger nouns (Study 2); 3.3 Metaphorical construal of anger concepts (Study 3); 4. Results; 4.1 Word use in the anger situation-labelling task; 4.2 Differences in the feature-based profiles of anger nouns; 4.3 Differences in the metaphorical profiles of anger nouns; 5. Summary and discussion; 6. Conclusions
  • 2.2.1 Stimulus materials2.2.2 Procedure; 2.3 Results; 2.3.1 Exposure time; 2.3.2 Errors; 2.4 Discussion; 3. Experiment 2: Naming latency; 3.1 Participants; 3.2 Method; 3.2.1 Stimulus materials; 3.2.2 Procedure; 3.3 Results; 4. General discussion; 4.1 Recognition threshold; 4.2 Naming; 4.3 Comparison of findings with those from free association tasks; 4.4 Limitations; 4.5 Conclusions; References; Appendix A; The role of force dynamics and intentionality in the reconstruction of L2 verb meaning; 1. Introduction; 2. Force dynamics and intentionality in placement events; 3. Methodology