COGNITIVE

GRAMMAR
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 DEFINITION
Cognitive grammar is a cognitive approach to
language developed by Ronald Langacker, which
hypothesizes that grammar, semantics, and lexicon
exist on a continuum instead of as separate
processes altogether.
 DESTINATION
The central goal of Cognitive Grammar
(CG) is to describe the structure of particular
languages and develop a general framework
allowing the optical description of any
language.
 SUBJECT
Cognitive grammar takes a nonstandard
view of linguistic semantics and grammatical
structure. Meaning is equated with
conceptualization.
 OBJECT
Human experience, the capacity to construct
situations and process of imagination and
mental construction.
 METHODS
• Experimental method
• Scientific method
• Empirical method
 SPHERES OF APPLICATION
• Descriptive linguistics
• Cultural linguistics
• Language acquisition
• Sociolinguistics
• Visual communication
• Stylistics
NAMES OF PROMINENT LINGUISTS

• Ronald Langacker
• George Lakoff
• John Taylor
 TEXTBOOKS
• Langacker, Ronald W. (1987) Foundations of
Cognitive Grammar
• Langacker, Ronald W. (1990) Concept, Image,
and Symbol: The Cognitive Basis of Grammar
• Taylor, John R. (2002) Cognitive Grammar
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