"The Same, But Different". a Cognitive Linguistic Approach to Variantivity

ISBN-13: 9783631746875 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 188 str.

Aleksandra Majdzinska

Opis

This study focuses on the concepts of similarities and differences within cognitive linguistics and its understanding of mental construal as our ability to form alternate conceptualisations. It suggests that comparing theme-related texts, alternative conceptualisations, and variations might be used as a strategy in teaching cognitive linguistics.

Spis treści

Similarity, resemblance, analogy - The art of choice: rhetorics and stylistics - Alternative conceptualisations in Cognitive Linguistics - Mental construal - Image systems - Conceptual metaphor - Conceptual integration - Variant construals and variations - Verbal, visual, verbo-visual variations - Teaching variations

O autorze

Aleksandra Majdzinska is a lecturer at the Institute of English Studies at the University of Lodz (Poland). She holds a PhD in Linguistics. Her research interests include cognitive linguistics, mental imagery and perspective, word-image interactions, and cognitive stylistics.