Ten lectures on cognitive evolutionary linguistics / by Arie Verhagen.
| Author/creator | Verhagen, Arie |
| Other author | China International Forum on Cognitive Linguistics 2018 : Bejing, China) |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021] |
| Description | xi, 218 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Distinguished lectures in cognitive linguistics, 2468-4872 ; vol. 24 |
| Abstract | "In these lectures, Arie Verhagen presents a version of cognitive linguistics that adheres to both the generalization and cognitive commitments that characterized the field from the start, and a biological commitment: understanding language as adaptive behavior of (human) organisms in the niche(s) that they inhabit. Drawing on the model of biological explanation ("Tinbergen's four why's"), Verhagen shows how proximate (individual level) and ultimate (population level) explanations apply to several features of language, shedding new light on basic notions like conventionality and entrenchment, norms/rules and habits, etc., and their causal connections. Topics include the relation between language, culture, and thinking, the role of language in social cognition and narrative, the evolution of sound structure and grammar, semantic change, and more"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | The text is a transcribed version of the lectures given by Professor Verhagen in October 2018 as the forum speaker for the 18th China International Forum on Cognitive Linguistics. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-213). |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021014021 |
| ISBN | 9789004422346 (hardcover ; acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |