ISBN: 9789004336766 - ten lectures on cognitive linguistics and the unification of spoken and signed languages (distinguished lectures in cognitive linguistics, band 15) (4 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorSherman Wilcox (PhD 1988) is Professor of Linguistics at the University of New Mexico. His main research interests are the theoretical and applied study of signed languages. Dr. Wilcox focuses his theoretical work on i.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In Ten Lectures on Cognitive Linguistics and the Unification of Spoken and Signed Languages Sherman Wilcox suggests that rather than abstracting away from the material substance of language, linguists can discover the deep connections between signed and spoken languages by taking an embodied view. This embodied solution reveals the patterns and principles that unite languages across modalities. Using a multidisciplinary approach, Wilcox explores such issues as the how to apply cognitive grammar to the study of signed languages, the pervasive conceptual iconicity present throughout the lexicon and grammar of signed languages, the relation of language and gesture, the grammaticization of signs, the significance of motion for understanding language as a dynamic system, and the integration of cognitive neuroscience and cognitive linguistics.…