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

（Psychology press classic editions）

Psychology Press, c2014

Classic ed

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

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

v. 1 : hbk ISBN 9781848725911

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 New Psychology of Language volumes broke new ground by introducing functional and cognitive approaches to language structure in terms already familiar to psychologists, thus defining the next era in the scientific study of language. The Classic Edition volumes re-introduce some of the most important cognitive and functional linguists working in the field. They include a new introduction by Michael Tomasello in which he reviews what has changed since the volumes first published and highlights the fundamental insights of the original authors. The New Psychology of Language volumes are a must-read for anyone interested in understanding how cognitive and functional linguistics has become the thriving perspective on the scientific study of language that it is today.

Table of Contents

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

Volume

v. 1 : pbk ISBN 9781848725928

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 New Psychology of Language volumes broke new ground by introducing functional and cognitive approaches to language structure in terms already familiar to psychologists, thus defining the next era in the scientific study of language. The Classic Edition volumes re-introduce some of the most important cognitive and functional linguists working in the field. They include a new introduction by Michael Tomasello in which he reviews what has changed since the volumes first published and highlights the fundamental insights of the original authors. The New Psychology of Language volumes are a must-read for anyone interested in understanding how cognitive and functional linguistics has become the thriving perspective on the scientific study of language that it is today.

Table of Contents

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

Volume

v. 2 : hbk ISBN 9781848725935

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 New Psychology of Language volumes broke new ground by introducing functional and cognitive approaches to language structure in terms already familiar to psychologists, thus defining the next era in the scientific study of language. The Classic Edition volumes re-introduce some of the most important cognitive and functional linguists working in the field. They include a new introduction by Michael Tomasello in which he reviews what has changed since the volumes were first published and highlights the fundamental insights of the original authors. The New Psychology of Language volumes are a must-read for anyone interested in understanding how cognitive and functional linguistics has become the thriving perspective on the scientific study of language that it is today.

Table of Contents

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

Volume

v. 2 : pbk ISBN 9781848725942

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 New Psychology of Language volumes broke new ground by introducing functional and cognitive approaches to language structure in terms already familiar to psychologists, thus defining the next era in the scientific study of language. The Classic Edition volumes re-introduce some of the most important cognitive and functional linguists working in the field. They include a new introduction by Michael Tomasello in which he reviews what has changed since the volumes were first published and highlights the fundamental insights of the original authors. The New Psychology of Language volumes are a must-read for anyone interested in understanding how cognitive and functional linguistics has become the thriving perspective on the scientific study of language that it is today.

Table of Contents

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

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• NCID: BB15880907
• ISBN:
  • 9781848725928
  • 9781848725911
  • 9781848725935
  • 9781848725942
• LCCN: 2014000457
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: v.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : P37
  • DC23 : 401/.9
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Psycholinguistics
  • BISACSH : Psychology -- Developmental -- General
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB14681745