This is a revised and updated edition of a seminal text in the field of Cognitive Linguistics, written in an engaging and accessible style for a new generation of scholars and students. The author surveys and incorporates a wealth of more recent studies conducted in different areas since the books original publication in 2009, exploring how new areas of research within Cognitive Linguistics have emerged and flourished, and taking account of key studies that have progressed the field since its inception.
This new edition has been revised throughout to review, analyse and synthesise the latest state of the art in Cognitive Linguisticsinspired second language learning and teaching research, and suggests other areas that might benefit from further exploration. It will be essential reading for academics, educators and students across Linguistics and Education, particularly those with an interest in cognitive linguistics, second language acquisition, foreign language teaching and language education.
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Through theoretical perspectives and a pragmatic approach to pedagogy, Littlemore pushes the boundaries of how we understand and teach languages. The book, applicable beyond English, appeals to a global audience, offering researchers and educators a comprehensive guide to current practices and a roadmap for future inquiry. (Cheng Wang, Educational Review, October 2, 2024)
Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: I see less of the surroundings.
The story feels different: Construal and Second Language Learning.- Chapter
3: More on Categories: Words, Morphemes, Grammar Rules, Phonological
Features and Intonation Patterns as Radial Categories.- Chapter 4: More about
Spinsters and their Cats: Encyclopaedic Knowledge and Second Language
Learning.- Chapter 5: Eyebrow heads and yummy mummies: Metaphor and
Second Language Learning.- Chapter 6: Youll find Jane Austen in the
basement... or will you? Metonymy and Second Language Learning.- Chapter 7:
What Have Bees, Macaque Monkeys and Humans Got in Common? Embodied Cognition,
Gesture and Second Language Learning.- Chapter 8: Loud suits and sharp
cheese: Motivated Language, Iconicity and Second Language Learning.- Chapter
9: Oscar sent Venice an elephant: Construction Grammars and Second Language
Learning.- Chapter 10: Conclusion.
Jeannette Littlemore is Professor of Applied Linguistics in the Department of English Language and Linguistics, School of English, Drama and Creative Studies, University of Birmingham, UK. She is a world-renowned scholar in the Cognitive Linguistic community and has spearheaded the application of metaphor in real-world contexts ranging from advertising and branding, and health and well-being, to education and teaching. She has authored over 100 publications, including seven monographs.
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