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This page intentionally left blank Cognitive Linguistics Cognitive Linguistics argues that language is governed by general cognitive principles, rather than by a special-purpose language module. This introductory textbook surveys the field of cognitive linguistics as a distinct area of study, presenting its theoretical foundations and the arguments supporting it. Clearly organized and accessibly written, it provides a useful introduction to the relationship between language and cognitive processing in the human brain. It covers the main topics likely to be encountered in a course or seminar, and provides a synthesis of study and research in this fast-growing field of linguistics. The authors begin by explaining the conceptual structures and cognitive processes governing linguistic representation and behavior, and go on to explore cognitive approaches to lexical semantics, as well as syntactic representation and analysis, focusing on the closely related frameworks of cognitive grammar and construction grammar. This much-needed introduction will be welcomed by students in linguistics and cognitive science. william croft is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Manchester, where he has taught since 1994. His primary areas of research are typology, cognitive linguistics, construction grammar, language change and verbal semantics. He has previously published in this series Typology and Universals, 1st edition (1990), and 2nd edition (2003), and is also the author of Radical Construction Grammar (2001). d. alan cruse was Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Manchester, until he retired in 2001. He taught semantics, pragmatics and psycholinguistics, and his primary areas of research are lexical semantics and metaphor. He has previously published in this series Lexical Semantics (1986), and is also the joint editor of Handbook of Lexicology (2002). CAMBRIDGE TEXTBOOKS IN LINGUISTICS General editors: s . r . a n d e r s o n, j. b r e s na n, b. c o m r i e , w. d r e s s l e r , c . e w e n, r . hu d d l e s t o n, r . l a s s , d. lightfoot, j. lyo ns, p. h. matthews, r. posner, s. romaine, n. v. smith, n. vincent In this series: p. h . m at t h e w s Morphology Second edition b. c o m r i e Aspect r . m . k e m p s o n Semantic Theory t. bynon Historical Linguistics ¨ dahl Logic in Linguistics j. allwo od, l.-g. anderson and o. d. b. fr y The Physics of Speech r. a. hudson Sociolinguistics Second edition a . j. e l l i o t Child Language p. h . m at t h e w s Syntax a. redford Transformational Syntax l . b au e r English Word-Formation s. c. levinson Pragmatics g. brown and g . y u l e Discourse Analysis r . h u d d l e s t o n Introduction to the Grammar of English r . l a s s Phonology a. comrie Tense w. k l e i n Second Language Acquisition a. j. woods, p. fletcher and a. hughes Statistics in Language Studies d. a. cruse Lexical Semantics a. radford Transformational Grammar m . g a r m a n Psycholinguistics g . g . c o r b e t t Gender h. j. giegerich English Phonology r . c a n n Formal Semantics j. l ave r Principles of Phonetics f. r . pa l m e r Grammatical Roles and Relations m. a. jones Foundations of French Syntax a. radford Syntactic Theory and the Structure of English: A Minimalist Approach r . d. va n va l i n, jr, and r . j. l a p o l l a Syntax: Structure, Meaning and Function a. duranti Linguistic Anthropology a . c r u t t e n d e n Intonation Second edition j. k . c h a m b e r s and p. trudgill Dialectology Second edition c. lyons Definiteness r . k ag e r Optimality Theory j. a. holm An Introduction to Pidgins and Creoles c . g . c o r b e t t Number c . j. e w e n and h. va n d er hulst The Phonological Structure of Words f. r . pa l m e r Mood and Modality Second edition b. j. b l a k e Case Second edition e . g u s s m a n Phonology: Analysis and Theory m. yip Tone w. c r o f t Typology and Universals