【简介】
Does temporal language depend on spatial language? Many parallels between spatial and temporal expressions, and many examples of metaphorical processes, seem to prove this. But how are expressions such as before and after, in front and behind actually used in natural discourse-does their application reflect a conceptual dependency relation?
The book addresses this question from an innovative perspective, drawing together earlier findings from various directions and supplementing them by empirical investigations. Gradually a new picture emerges: The concepts of space and time are represented in language usage in various systematic ways, reflecting how we understand the world- and at the same time reflecting how our concepts of space and time differ fundamentally
【出版说明】
认知语言学是语言学的一门重要分支学科,自20世纪80年代诞生以来,受到了国际和国内学界的广泛关注。近年来,外教社陆续推出了一系列相关丛书,集中体现了国际、国内的优质研究成果。其中‘国际认知语言学经典论丛”收入了Ronald Langacker、Leonard Talmy、Dirk Geeraerts等国际认知语言学领域顶尖学者的经典作品;‘外社认知语言学丛书·普及系列、‘外教社认知语言学丛书·应用系列”则体现了国内学界的最新研究成果。这些丛书因内容权威、见解独到受到了外语界的广泛好评。
在过去几十年中,中国认知语言学研究从最初萌芽到蓬勃发展,逐步走向成熟,形成了系统化、多元化的研究格局,跨学科领域的理论及应用研究都取得了长足进步。为进一步拓宽国内认知语言学研究的视野,方便国内读者查阅和借鉴相关研究成果,我们特地从德古意特出版社近年推出的相关学术图书中精选了7种,组成‘德古意特认知语言学研究丛书”,引进出版。丛书汇集了Ronald Langacker、Dirk Geeraerts、Rene Dirven、Martin Putz等多位国际认知语言学界权威编著的力作,其中既有关于认知语言学基本理论的必读经典,也有认知语言学与语言习得、语言教学、社会语言学等领域的融合研究,视野广泛,观点新颖,方法多元,文献丰富。
相信本套丛书可帮助广大认知语言学的研习深入了解认知语言学的理论,把握认知语言学的研究热点和发展趋势,开拓多元化的研究方法与思路,进一步推动我国认知语言学研究的长远发展。
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Time and space
Chapter 3 Temporal dimensions: Linguistic repertory and issues of application
Chapter 4 Temporal dimensions: Empirical analysis
Chapter 5 Spatial dimensions: Linguistic repertory and issues of application
Chapter 6 Spatial dimensions: Empirical analysis
Chapter 7 Conclusion: Comparing the app licability conditions
Appendix
References
Subject index