Cognitive semantics : meaning and cognition /
Toward the end of the 20th century, there is both a dissatisfaction with existing formal semantic theories and a wish to preserve insights from other semantic traditions. Cognitive semantics, the latest of the major trends which have dominated the century, attempts to do this by focusing on meaning...
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
J. Benjamins Pub. Co.,
1999
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| Series: | Pragmatics & beyond ;
new ser. 55. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Toward the end of the 20th century, there is both a dissatisfaction with existing formal semantic theories and a wish to preserve insights from other semantic traditions. Cognitive semantics, the latest of the major trends which have dominated the century, attempts to do this by focusing on meaning as a cognitive phenomenon. This book provides different perspectives on meaning as a cognitive phenomenon. Jens Allwood presents an approach where meaning is analyzed in terms of context sensitive cognitive operations. Peter Gärdenfors examines the relationship between cognitive semantics and standa. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 201 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789027299093 9027299099 9781556198175 1556198175 9781556198182 1556198183 1282163299 9781282163294 9786612163296 6612163291 |
| ISSN: | 0922-842X ; |
| Language: | English. |
| Reproduction Note: | Electronic reproduction. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
| Action Note: | digitized |
