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The book testifies of the great tolerance of Cognitive Linguists towards internal variety within itself and towards external interaction with major linguistic subdisciplines. Internally, it opens up the broad variety of CL strands and the cognitive unity between convergent linguistic disciplines. Externally, it provides a wide overview of the connections between cognition and social, psychological, pragmatic, and discourse-oriented dimensions of language, which will make this book attractive to scholars from different persuasions. The book is thus expected to raise productive debate inside and outside the CL community. Furthermore, the book examines interdisciplinary connections from the point of view of the internal dynamics of CL research itself. CL is rapidly developing into different compatible frameworks with extensions into levels of linguistics description like discourse, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics among others that have only recently been taken into account in this orientation. The book covers two general topics: the relationship between the embodied nature of language, cultural models, and social action; and the role of metaphor and metonymy in inferential activity and as generators of discourse ties. More specific topics are the nature and scope of constructional meaning, language variation and cultural models; discourse acts; and the relationship between communication and cognition, the argumentative role of metaphor in discourse, the role of mental spaces in linguistic processing, and the role of empirical work in CL research. These features endow the book with internal unity and consistency while preserving the identity of each of the contributions therein.
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Cognitive Linguistics
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Cognitive Linguistics Research 32
Editors Rene´ Dirven Ronald W. Langacker John R. Taylor
Mouton de Gruyter Berlin · New York
Cognitive Linguistics Internal Dynamics and Interdisciplinary Interaction Edited by Francisco J. Ruiz de Mendoza Iba´n˜ez M. Sandra Pen˜a Cervel
Mouton de Gruyter Berlin · New York
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cognitive linguistics : internal dynamics and interdisciplinary interaction / edited by Francisco J. Ruiz de Mendoza Iba´n˜ez, M. Sandra Pen˜a Cervel. p. cm. ⫺ (Cognitive linguistics research ; 32) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-3-11-018617-8 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 3-11-018617-9 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Cognitive grammar. I. Ruiz de Mendoza Iba´n˜ez, Francisco Jose, 1961⫺ II. Pen˜a Cervel, M. Sandra, 1973⫺ III. Series. P165.C6453 2005 415⫺dc22 2005031081
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ISBN-13: 978-3-11-018617-8 ISBN-10: 3-11-018617-9 ISSN 1861-4132 쑔 Copyright 2005 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
To my mother for her infinite love, sacrifice, dedication, and generosity all the days of my life. To my wife and children for their constant love and support Francisco J. Ruiz de Mendoza To Víctor for his patience, cheerful encouragement, and love M. Sandra Peña