Cognitive Paths Into The Slavic Domain

Cognitive Paths into the Slavic Domain Edited by Dagmar Divjak Agata Kochanska Mouton de Gruyter Cognitive Paths into the Slavic Domain ≥ Cognitive Linguistics Research 38 Editors Dirk Geeraerts Rene´ Dirven John R. Taylor Honorary editor Ronald W. Langacker Mouton de Gruyter Berlin · New York Cognitive Paths into the Slavic Domain Edited by Dagmar Divjak Agata Kochan´ska Mouton de Gruyter Berlin · New York Mouton de Gruyter (formerly Mouton, The Hague) is a Division of Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin 앝 Printed on acid-free paper 앪 which falls within the guidelines of the ANSI to ensure permanence and durability. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cognitive paths into the Slavic domain / edited by Dagmar Divjak, Agata Kochan´ska. p. cm. ⫺ (Cognitive linguistics research ; 38) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-3-11-019620-7 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Slavic languages ⫺ Grammar. 2. Cognitive grammar. I. Divjak, Dagmar. II. Kochan´ska, Agata. III. Title. PG59.D58 2007 491.8104⫺dc22 2007035019 Bibliographic information published by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie; detailed bibliographic data are available in the Internet at http://dnb.d-nb.de. ISBN 978-3-11-019620-7 ISSN 1861-4132 쑔 Copyright 2007 by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, D-10785 Berlin All rights reserved, including those of translation into foreign languages. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Printed in Germany Preface The present volume contains a selection of research on Slavic languages carried out within the Cognitive Linguistics framework. Most of the papers were originally presented at the 3rd Slavic Cognitive Linguistics Conference, which took place in September 2004 in Leuven (Belgium). Contributions by Barbara Dancygier, Laura Janda and Elżbieta Tabakowska were later solicited specifically for this volume. All of the papers have been written or revised with one goal in mind: presenting a volume of interest to both Slavic linguists and cognitive linguists. To the extent that we have succeeded in achieving our goal, we are greatly indebted to the many linguists who have lent us their expertise, be it on Slavic or non-Slavic languages, in cognitive or descriptive linguistics, i.e. Neil Bermel, Mario Brdar, Alan Cienki, Steven Clancy, Hubert Cuyckens, Östen Dahl, David Danaher, Barbara Dancygier, Larry Feinberg, Dirk Geeraerts, Elżbieta Górska, Stefan Gries, Gaëtanelle Guilquin, Tuomas Huumo, Laura Janda, Robert Kirsner, Wojciech Kubiński, Ron Langacker, Geoffrey Nathan, Elena Petroska, Anna Siewierska, Michael Smith, Elżbieta Tabakowska, Willy Van Langendonck and Margareth Winters. We would also like to express our gratitude to René Dirven, Dirk Geeraerts, Laura Janda and Ron Langacker for aiding us in taking our idea from book proposal to final pr