The new psychology of language : cognitive and functional approaches to language structure

Author(s)

• Tomasello, William Michael

Bibliographic Information

The new psychology of language : cognitive and functional approaches to language structure

edited by Michael Tomasello

Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1998-2003

• v. 1
• v. 1 : pbk
• v. 2
• v. 2 : pbk

Other Title

The new psychology of language

Note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Contents of Works

• v. 1. Conceptualization, symbolization, and grammar / Ronald W. Langacker
• The functional approach to grammar / T. Givón
• The structure of events and the structure of language / William Croft
• Language and the flow of thought / Wallace Chafe
• The semantics of English causative constructions in a universal-typological perspective / Anna Wierzbicka
• Emergent grammar / Paul J. Hopper
• Syntactic constructions as prototype categories / John R. Taylor
• Patterns of experience in patterns of language / Adele E. Goldberg
• The acquisition of WH-Questions and the mechanisms of language acquisition / Robert D. Van Valin, Jr
• Mental spaces, language modalities, and conceptual integration / Gilles Fauconnier
• v. 2. Concept structuring systems in language / Leonard Talmy
• Discourse and grammar / John W. Du Bois
• Human cognition and the elaboration of events : some universal conceptual categories / Suzanne Kemmer
• Social interaction and grammar / Cecilia E. Ford, Barbara A. Fox, and Sandra A. Thompson
• Cognitive processes in grammaticalization / Joan Bybee
• Pronouns and point of view : cognitive principles of coreference / Karen van Hoek
• On explaining language universals / Bernard Comrie
• The geometry of grammatical meaning : semantic maps and cross-linguistic comparison / Martin Haspelmath
• Regularity and idiomaticity in grammatical constructions : the case of let alone / Charles J. Fillmore, Paul Kay, and Mary Catherine O'Connor

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

v. 1 ISBN 9780805825763

Description

This book, which gathers in one place the theories of 10 leading cognitive and functional linguists, represents a new approach that may define the next era in the history of psychology: It promises to give psychologists a new appreciation of what this variety of linguistics can offer their study of language and communication. In addition, it provides cognitive-functional linguists new models for presenting their work to audiences outside the boundaries of traditional linguistics. Thus, it serves as an excellent text for courses in psycholinguistics, and appeal to students and researchers in cognitive science and functional linguistics.

Table of Contents

Contents: M. Tomasello, Introduction: A Cognitive-Functional Perspective on Language Structure. R.W. Langacker, Conceptualization, Symbolization, and Grammar. T. Givon, The Functional Approach to Grammar. W. Croft, The Structure of Events and the Structure of Language. W. Chafe, Language and the Flow of Thought. A. Wierzbicka, The Semantics of English Causative Constructions in a Universal-Typological Perspective. P.J. Hopper, Emergent Grammar. J.R. Taylor, Syntactic Constructions as Prototype Categories. A.E. Goldberg, Patterns of Experience in Patterns of Language. R.D. Van Valin, Jr., The Acquisition of WH-Questions and the Mechanisms of Language Acquisition. G. Fauconnier, Mental Spaces, Language Modalities, and Conceptual Integration.

Volume

v. 1 : pbk ISBN 9780805825770

Description

This book, which gathers in one place the theories of 10 leading cognitive and functional linguists, represents a new approach that may define the next era in the history of psychology: It promises to give psychologists a new appreciation of what this variety of linguistics can offer their study of language and communication. In addition, it provides cognitive-functional linguists new models for presenting their work to audiences outside the boundaries of traditional linguistics. Thus, it serves as an excellent text for courses in psycholinguistics, and appeal to students and researchers in cognitive science and functional linguistics.

Table of Contents

Contents: M. Tomasello, Introduction: A Cognitive-Functional Perspective on Language Structure. R.W. Langacker, Conceptualization, Symbolization, and Grammar. T. Givon, The Functional Approach to Grammar. W. Croft, The Structure of Events and the Structure of Language. W. Chafe, Language and the Flow of Thought. A. Wierzbicka, The Semantics of English Causative Constructions in a Universal-Typological Perspective. P.J. Hopper, Emergent Grammar. J.R. Taylor, Syntactic Constructions as Prototype Categories. A.E. Goldberg, Patterns of Experience in Patterns of Language. R.D. Van Valin, Jr., The Acquisition of WH-Questions and the Mechanisms of Language Acquisition. G. Fauconnier, Mental Spaces, Language Modalities, and Conceptual Integration.

Volume

v. 2 ISBN 9780805834284

Description

From the point of view of psychology and cognitive science, much of modern linguistics is too formal and mathematical to be of much use. The newly emerging approaches to language termed, "Functional and Cognitive Linguistics," however, are much less formally oriented. Instead, functional and cognitive approaches to language structure are typically couched in terms already familiar to cognitive scientists: perception, attention, conceptualization, meaning, symbols, categories, schemas, perspectives, discourse context, social interaction, and communicative goals. The account of human linguistic competence emerging from this new paradigm should be extremely useful to scientists studying how human beings (not formal devices) comprehend, produce, and acquire natural languages. The current volume brings together 10 of the most important linguists in cognitive and functional linguistics whose work is often not easily available to those outside the field. In original contributions, each of these scholars focuses on an important aspect of human linguistic competence, with a special eye to readers who are not professional linguists. Of special importance to all of the contributions are the cognitive and social interactional processes that constitute human linguistic communication. The book is of special interest to psychologists, cognitive scientists, psycholinguists, and developmental psycholinguists, in addition to linguists taking a more psychological approach to language.

Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction: Some Surprises for Psychologists. L. Talmy, Concept Structuring Systems in Language. J.W. Du Bois, Discourse and Grammar. S. Kemmer, Human Cognition and the Elaboration of Events: Some Universal Conceptual Categories. C.E. Ford, B.A. Fox, S.A. Thompson, Social Interaction and Grammar. J. Bybee, Cognitive Processes in Grammaticalization. K. van Hoek, Pronouns and Point of View: Cognitive Principles of Coreference. B. Comrie, On Explaining Language Universals. M. Haspelmath, The Geometry of Grammatical Meaning: Semantic Maps and Cross-Linguistic Comparison. C.J. Fillmore, P. Kay, M.C. O'Connor, Regularity and Idiomaticity in Grammatical Constructions: The Case of Let Alone.

Volume

v. 2 : pbk ISBN 9780805834291

Description

From the point of view of psychology and cognitive science, much of modern linguistics is too formal and mathematical to be of much use. The newly emerging approaches to language termed, "Functional and Cognitive Linguistics," however, are much less formally oriented. Instead, functional and cognitive approaches to language structure are typically couched in terms already familiar to cognitive scientists: perception, attention, conceptualization, meaning, symbols, categories, schemas, perspectives, discourse context, social interaction, and communicative goals. The account of human linguistic competence emerging from this new paradigm should be extremely useful to scientists studying how human beings (not formal devices) comprehend, produce, and acquire natural languages. The current volume brings together 10 of the most important linguists in cognitive and functional linguistics whose work is often not easily available to those outside the field. In original contributions, each of these scholars focuses on an important aspect of human linguistic competence, with a special eye to readers who are not professional linguists. Of special importance to all of the contributions are the cognitive and social interactional processes that constitute human linguistic communication. The book is of special interest to psychologists, cognitive scientists, psycholinguists, and developmental psycholinguists, in addition to linguists taking a more psychological approach to language.

Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction: Some Surprises for Psychologists. L. Talmy, Concept Structuring Systems in Language. J.W. Du Bois, Discourse and Grammar. S. Kemmer, Human Cognition and the Elaboration of Events: Some Universal Conceptual Categories. C.E. Ford, B.A. Fox, S.A. Thompson, Social Interaction and Grammar. J. Bybee, Cognitive Processes in Grammaticalization. K. van Hoek, Pronouns and Point of View: Cognitive Principles of Coreference. B. Comrie, On Explaining Language Universals. M. Haspelmath, The Geometry of Grammatical Meaning: Semantic Maps and Cross-Linguistic Comparison. C.J. Fillmore, P. Kay, M.C. O'Connor, Regularity and Idiomaticity in Grammatical Constructions: The Case of Let Alone.

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Details

• NCID: BA37143268
• ISBN:
  • 0805825762
  • 0805825770
  • 0805834281
  • 080583429X
• LCCN: 98011415
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Mahwah, N.J.
• Pages/Volumes: 2 v.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : P37
  • DC21 : 401/.9
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Psycholinguistics