
Discourse and Perspective in Cognitive Linguistics.
Title:
Discourse and Perspective in Cognitive Linguistics.
Author:
Liebert, Wolf-Andreas.
ISBN:
9789027275929
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1 online resource (286 pages)
Series:
Current Issues in Linguistic Theory
Contents:
DISCOURSE AND PERSPECTIVE IN COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS -- Editorial page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Cognition, Perspective, and Modality in Discourse -- Metaphors and Metonymy in Discourse -- Correlates of Discourse Structure -- I. COGNITION, PERSPECTIVE, ANDMODALITY IN DISCOURSE -- Form-Use Mappings for Tag Questions -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical Framework: Grammaticalization Theory -- 3. The Characteristics of Tag Questions -- 3.1. Intonational and syntactic characteristics -- 3.2. Pragmatic characteristics -- 4. A Cross-Linguistic Typology of Tag Questions -- 4.1. English -- 4.2. German -- 4.3. Romance languages -- 5. Grammaticalization in Tag Questions -- 6. Form-use Mappings for Tag-Questions -- 7. Conclusion -- Endnotes -- References -- The Social Dimension of a Cognitive Grammar -- 0. Introduction -- 1. The Grounding Dynamics of Cognitive Theories of Language -- 2. Interpellation -- 3. An Overview of Cognitive Grammar -- 4. Toward a Socio-Cognitive Theory of Reference -- 5. Conclusions -- References -- Data sources -- Even, sae/sura/mo as Constraints on Contextual Assumptions -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Even: 'procedure' and 'non-truth-conditional' -- 1.2. Some problems with previous analyses of even -- 1.3. Some theoretical problems -- 1.3.1. Where do scales come from ? -- 1.3.2. Problems with 'informativeness' -- 2. A Relevance-Theoretic Account of even/sae/sura/mo -- 2.1. Even as a constraint on contextual assumptions -- 2.1.2. Japanese particles: sae/sura/mo -- 2.2. Cognitive differences between even, sae/sura/mo -- 2.2.1. English particle: even -- 2.2.2. Japanese particles: sae/sura/mo -- 2.3. Even, sae/sura/mo and constraints on implicatures, and parallel processing -- 2.3.1. English particle: even -- 2.3.1.1. Parallel confirmation -- 2.3.1.2. Parallel premises.
2.3.1.3. Backwards confirmation -- 2.3.1.4. Backwards contradiction -- 2.3.2. Japanese particles: sae/sura/mo -- 3. Some Problems -- 3.1. Problems with even -- 3.1.1. Examples like (3) and (5) -- 3.1.2. Case with more then one even -- 3.1.3. Other uses of even -- 3.1.4. Focus and relevance -- 3.1.4.1. Even and variables -- 3.1.4.2. Even and contextual assumptions -- 3.1.5. Processing effort and implicit even -- 3.2. Problems -- 3.2.1. Sae/sura and negation -- 3.2.2. Sae/sura and sufficient conditions -- 3.2.3. Sae/sura/mo and pseudo-imperatives -- 3.2.4. Direction of processing and two particles sae, mo -- 3.3. Others: te+molde+mo ni/+mo/no+mo/to+mo/made+mo -- 4. Conclusion -- Endnotes -- References -- Semantic Content and Depth of Intention: A Study in Cognitive Semantics -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Depth of intention -- 1.2. Agreement and disagreement -- 1.3. Semantic uncertainty and situation-relative equivalence of cognitive content -- 1.4. Terminology and definitions -- 2. The Experiment -- 2.1. Annotated analysis of an excerpt -- 2.2. A network analysis of the excerpt -- 3. Discussion and Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- Endnotes -- References -- Perspective, Subjectivity, and Modality from a Cognitive Linguistic Point of View -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Cognitive Representation of Subjectivity and Perspective in Discourse -- 2.1. Perspectivization -- 2.2. Subjectification -- 2.3. Cognitive representation of perspective and subjectification in terms of discourse domains -- 3. Modality and Subjectivity -- 3.1. Perspectivization and subjectification in deontic and epistemic modality -- 3.2. Subjectivity in deontic modals -- 3.3. Subjectivity in epistemic modals -- 4. Conclusions -- Endnotes -- References -- II. METAPHORS AND METONYMY IN DISCOURSE -- A Few Metaphorical Models in (Western) Economic Discourse.
1. Introduction: Metaphor in Cognitive Semantics -- 2. Focus and Sample -- 3. The PATH Metaphor -- 4. The HEALTH Metaphor -- 5. The WAR Metaphor -- 6. Frequencies and Contrastive Observations -- 7. Conclusions and Perspectives -- References -- The Spatialization of Judgment -- 1. Introduction -- (1) Intellectual & Conversational Travel Through Terrain (Salmond 1982 -- Sweetser 1992) -- Intellectual States -- Relationships Between Thinker & Thoughts -- 2. Distance in Metaphors of Judgment -- 2.1. Propositional Distance: Distance of a proposition from the truth -- 2.2. Personal Distance: Distance of a thinker from the subject matter -- 3. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Endnotes -- References -- Stop Making Sense! Metaphor and Perspective in Creative Thinking Sessions of Scientists and Scientific Radio Broadcasts -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical framework -- 2.1. Problemsolving and analogical reasoning -- 2.2. Perspective, turn-taking and aspect use -- 2.3. Shared knowledge and metaphor -- 2.4. Basic discourse patterns of metaphorical reasoning in verbal interaction -- 2.4.1. Pragmatic operations: initiative and response -- Introduction of a metaphor -- Re-introduction of a metaphor -- Taking up a metaphor -- Ignoring a metaphor -- 2.4.2. Semantic operations: expansion and adaptation -- The expansion operations -- The adaptation operations -- 2.4.3. Metaphor models in verbal interaction - units of pragmatic and semantic operations -- 3. Case Studies of Metaphorical Reasoning in Verbal Interaction -- 3.1. Strategies of data acquisition of metaphorical reasoning -- 3.2. The structure of the case studies -- First section: previously introduced metaphor models -- Second section: transcript in German -- Third section: English translation -- Fourth section: linguistic analysis -- 3.3. Metaphorical reasoning in science (case studies 1-3).
3.3.1. Research in context -- 3.3.2. Case study 1: Incorrect proteins - to repeat a grade or to be discarded in the garbage bin -- 3.3.2. Case study 2: Talking raft or tube roller factory - how viral proteins find each other in the cell -- 3.3.3. Case study 3: The infected cell - an infiltrated company -- 3.4. Metaphorical reasoning in scientific journalism (case studies 4-5) -- 3.4.1. Metaphorical reasoning in a live radio interview -- 3.4.1.1. Case study 4: Settle down - The pickaxes and shovels of the black fungi -- 3.4.2. Artificial metaphorical reasoning in a radio feature -- 3.4.2.1. Case study 5: Stop making sense! - on textual medicine -- 4. Conclusion -- Endnotes -- References -- Conceptual Blending on the Information Highway: How Metaphorical Inferences Work -- 1. Introduction: CYBERSPACE and the CYBERFUTURE -- 2. The Difference between CYBERSPACE and the CYBER-FUTURE -- 3. Mapping the INFORMATION HIGHWAY -- 4. Metaphorical Reasoning and Social Policy: How Metaphorical Inferences Work -- 5. Conceptual Blending on the Information Highway: Gore's Vision of the Cyberfuture -- 6. Policing the Infobahn: Cybercrime from Software Piracy to Criminal Bureaucrats -- 7. Conclusion -- References -- Speech Act Metonymies -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Action Scenario -- 3. The Metonymie Function of the BEFORE Component in Directives -- You can VP -- Can you VP -- Can I VP -- I want (NP) to VP/I want NP -- 4. A Taxonomy of Metonymies -- 4.1. Types of speech act metonymies -- 4.1.1. The BEFORE component for whole scenario -- Ability to perform an action for a linguistic action -- Wish of H that S perform an action for a linguistic action -- 4.1.2. The COKE/RESULT component for whole scenano -- Obligation to perform an action for a linguistic action -- 4.1.3. The AFTER component for whole scenario -- A future action for a linguistic action.
4.2. Some general metonymies -- 4.2.1. Necessity for motivation -- 4.2.2. Potentiality for motivation -- Ability for motivation -- 4.2.3. Potentiality for actuality -- Ability for present/future action -- Disposition for perception/feeling/mental activity -- Motivation/reason for action -- 4.2.4. Effect for cause -- Result for action -- 4.2.5. Form for content -- 5. Conclusion -- Endnotes -- References -- III. CORRELATES OF DISCOURSE STRUCTURE -- Focus Movements and the Internal Images of Spoken Discourse -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Focus of Attention and Intonation Units -- 3· Analyses of two Discourse Passages -- 4. First Analysis: Focus Movements over an Abstract Drawing -- 5. Focus Movements -- 6. Linguistic Markers for Transitions between Attention Focuses -- 7. Second Analysis: Focus Movements and the Reconstruction of the Listener's Internal Image -- 7.1. Intonation unit (1) -- 7.2. Intonation units (2)-(9) -- 8. Discussion -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- References -- Pauses, Cognitive Rhythms and Discourse Structure: An Empirical Study of Discourse Production -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Cognitive Rhythms in Monologues -- 3. PISA and the Hierarchical Structure of Discourse -- 3.1. PISA: A procedural account of hierarchical structure -- 3.2. From clauses to tree structure -- 3.3. The cognitive interpretation of PISA-structures -- 4. Structure and Processing Characteristics in Discourse Production -- 4.1. The hierarchical structure of judicial letters -- 4.2. Pause patterns and hierarchical structure -- 4.3. An experiment -- 5. Conclusion -- Appendix -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- References -- SUBJECT INDEX -- List of Contributors.
Abstract:
Cognitive models, perspectives, and the construction of situated meaning have always been core concepts in Cognitive Linguistics. The papers in this volume present applications of those concepts to the study of discourse phenomena like the use and interpretation of metaphors, modal expressions, focus particles, tag questions, indirect speech acts, and iconographic textual references. The volume also includes two studies focussing on cognitive processes involved in discourse production.
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