This innovative collection showcases the most exciting current applications of cognitive grammar. Its benefits for both literary and non-literary stylistics are demonstrated throughout, with welcome attention to political and media texts, as well as multimodal discourse and pedagogy. The flexibility of the framework emerges clearly, along with its openness, in the hands of such expert researchers as are gathered together here, to bold advances and new directions. * Joe Bray, Professor of Language and Literature, The University of Sheffield, UK * This exciting collection demonstrates how literary linguistics, critical discourse analysis and educational linguistics profit from the application of concepts and methods from Cognitive Grammar. The papers provide a most welcome contribution to the burgeoning field of Cognitive Stylistics, proving, above all, the value of systematic and rigorous analysis of linguistic choices with a view to textual effects and language understanding in both literary and non-literary contexts. * Ralf Schneider, Chair of English Literature, RWTH Aachen University, Germany * This lively and wide-ranging collection demonstrates the capacity of cognitive grammar to throw light on the meanings of texts, both literary and non-literary, from the perspective of what may be happening in the reader's mind. Clearly written and well-illustrated, it will appeal to researchers and students alike. * Lesley Jeffries, Professor of English Language and Linguistics, University of Huddersfield, UK * [ T]his book expands the scope of application of Cognitive Grammar, and deepens the study of Cognitive Stylistics to more complex human cognition. It is undoubtedly a masterpiece brought by the combination of Cognitive Grammar and Stylistics. * Cognitive Linguistic Studies *
