Cognitive linguistics in action: from theory to application and back

In view of the considerable number of recent publications devoted to various applications of Cognitive Linguistics, the book focusses on fields that have not been extensively dealt with within the CL framework. The book gathers presentations that deal with fields of application as defined in the introduction to the first volume in the ACL series (Kristiansen et al 2006). The articles in the first section ("From loop to cycle") are defining papers written by eminent scholars whose position within the field of CL has been firmly established. They touch upon issues of continuing relevance to the discipline and introduce thematic areas covered in the next four sections of the volume. Papers in these sections are mainly written by young scholars, whose research illustrates various ways to implement the cycle through different forms of contextualization, either presenting descriptive applications that lead to theoretical amendments or widening the field of possible applications, often interdisciplinary, e.g. to theological or metaphysical discourse. Frequently, section papers provide illustration for the empirical turn in Cognitive Linguistics, demonstrating the ways in which application of theory to new data using new methodologies leads to refinement, development or modification of the theoretical framework. The book is of relevance to students of (applied) linguistics, interested or specializing in language acquisition and pedagogy, intercultural communication, literary and translation studies, as well as to academics and students representing cognate disciplines.

Frontmatter --; Table of Contents --; Theory informing applications, applications informing theory --; Part I. From loop to cycle --; Looking back at 30 years of Cognitive Linguistics --; Recontextualizing Grammar: Underlying trends in thirty years of Cognitive Linguistics --; How theory informs teaching and how teaching informs theory --; Part II. The context for prototypes --; Why not? Prototypes and blocking of language change in Russian verbs --; A prototype-based taxonomy of idiomatic expressions --; Part III. Contexts for Cognitive Grammar --; Control and the mind/body duality: Knowing vs. e¤ecting --; A discourse perspective to nominal reference-point constructions --; Lexicalizing indirect path: Focus on Finnish motion verbs --; A cognitive approach to parenthetical speech --; Part IV. The pragmatic context --; Using RST to analyze subjectivity in text and talk --; Typology meets witness narratives and memory: Theory and practice entwined in Cognitive Linguistics --; Part V. The social and cultural contexts for CMT and CI --; Cross-cultural variation in idiomatic expression: Insights from Conceptual Metaphor Theory and implications for Translation Studies --; Mundane Transcendence? Conceptualisations of faith in prosperity theology --; From GOD IS A FATHER to GOD IS A FRIEND. Conceptual integration in metaphors for God in Christian discourse --; Backmatter