A Cognitive Linguistic Analysis of the English Imperative

A Cognitive Linguistic Analysis of the English Imperative
Title A Cognitive Linguistic Analysis of the English Imperative PDF eBook
Author Hidemitsu Takahashi
Publisher John Benjamins Publishing
Pages 261
Release 2012
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9027223890

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This volume offers the first comprehensive description of English imperatives made from a Cognitive Linguistic perspective. It proposes a new way of explaining the meaning and function of the imperative independently of illocutionary act classifications, which allows for quantifying the strength of imperative force in terms of parameters and numerical values. Furthermore, the book applies the theory of Construction Grammar to account for the felicity of imperatives in complex sentences. The model of description explains explicitly a wide range of phenomena, including frequency of use, prototypical vs. non-prototypical uses of the English imperative and the choice between longer vs. shorter directives including the imperative. A Cognitive Linguistic Analysis of the English Imperative: With Special Reference to Japanese Imperatives is intended for both researchers and students interested in the English imperative and Directive Speech Acts at large and for the linguists working within the Cognitive Linguistics and/or Construction Grammar approach.

Imperatives and Directive Strategies

Imperatives and Directive Strategies
Title Imperatives and Directive Strategies PDF eBook
Author Daniël Van Olmen
Publisher John Benjamins Publishing Company
Pages 332
Release 2017-04-11
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9027265933

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Imperatives and directive strategies have intrigued both formalists and functionalists. They continue to search for the answers to questions like “what are the semantics of the imperative?”, “how is it used (in the world’s languages)?” and “which factors determine the choice between imperatives and other directive strategies?”. This volume takes a broadly functional-typological perspective and contributes to the literature in several respects. It presents new data from a variety of languages, some of which have not been studied in depth before. It exemplifies the benefits of traditional methodologies as well as the potential of more innovative ones. In addition, the volume sheds new light on the imperative as a typological notion, its meaning and uses and its interaction with other grammatical categories. It also offers new insights into the relation between different directive strategies within and across languages and into the (dis)similarities between equivalent directive strategies in a language family.

Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics

Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics
Title Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics PDF eBook
Author Ewa Dabrowska
Publisher Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Pages 724
Release 2015-05-19
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 3110292025

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Cognitive Linguistics is an approach to language study based on the assumptions that our linguistic abilities are firmly rooted in our cognitive abilities, that meaning is essentially conceptualization, and that grammar is shaped by usage. The Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics provides state-of-the-art overviews of the numerous subfields of cognitive linguistics written by leading international experts which will be useful for established researchers and novices alike. It is an interdisciplinary project with contributions from linguists, psycholinguists, psychologists, and computer scientists which will emphasise the most recent developments in the field, in particular, the shift towards more empirically-based research. In this way, it will, we hope, help to shape the field, encouraging methodologically more rigorous research which incorporates insights from all the cognitive sciences. Editor Ewa Dąbrowska was awarded the Alexander von Humboldt Professorship 2018.

Imperatives

Imperatives
Title Imperatives PDF eBook
Author Mark Jary
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 335
Release 2014-07-17
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 1139952242

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Imperative sentences usually occur in speech acts such as orders, requests, and pleas. However, they are also used to give advice, and to grant permission, and are sometimes found in advertisements, good wishes and conditional constructions. Yet, the relationship between the form of imperatives, and the wide range of speech acts in which they occur, remains unclear, as do the ways in which semantic theory should handle imperatives. This book is the first to look systematically at both the data and the theory. The first part discusses data from a large set of languages, including many outside the Indo-European family, and analyses in detail the range of uses to which imperatives are put, paying particular attention to controversial cases. This provides the empirical background for the second part, where the authors offer an accessible, comprehensive and in-depth discussion of the major theoretical accounts of imperative semantics and pragmatics.

Cognitive Linguistics - Key Topics

Cognitive Linguistics - Key Topics
Title Cognitive Linguistics - Key Topics PDF eBook
Author Ewa Dąbrowska
Publisher Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Pages 320
Release 2019-07-08
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 3110626438

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The key topics discussed in this book illustrate the breadth of cognitive linguistic research and include semantic typology, space, fictive motion, argument structure constructions, and prototype effects in grammar. New themes such as individual differences, emergence, and default non-salient interpretations also receive coverage.

Studies in Figurative Thought and Language

Studies in Figurative Thought and Language
Title Studies in Figurative Thought and Language PDF eBook
Author Angeliki Athanasiadou
Publisher John Benjamins Publishing Company
Pages 339
Release 2017-04-26
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9027265909

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This volume contains original research and innovative analyses that deepen our understanding of figurative thought and language. The selected papers focus on the multi-faceted aspect of figuration, its function in thought, and its impact on areas of grammar and communication. Key topics explored include metaphor, metonymy and their relationship to each other, as well as the less studied figure of hyperbole and its relation to the fundamental figures of metaphor and metonymy. Collectively, the papers examine the pragmatic reasoning processes triggered by figurative thought, the lexicogrammatical motivations and/or constraints on figurative language, the impact of deeply entrenched figurative thought on the lexicon of natural languages, the cultural origins of figurative thought, and the psycholinguistic motivations for figuration. The comprehensive treatment of these issues is fundamental for future research on figurative thought and language, particularly on questions of universality vs. specificity of figuration, the impact of figuration on constructions, cross-linguistic comparisons of figurative language, and cognitive-pragmatic approaches to figurative meaning.

Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Language, Art and Cultural Exchange (ICLACE 2024)

Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Language, Art and Cultural Exchange (ICLACE 2024)
Title Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Language, Art and Cultural Exchange (ICLACE 2024) PDF eBook
Author Chaoqun Shen
Publisher Springer Nature
Pages 418
Release 2024
Genre Electronic books
ISBN 2384762656

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