Theory and Language Acquisition / Edition 1

by Martin Pütz, Susanne Niemeier

Overview

As a usage-based language theory, cognitive linguistics is predestined to have an impact on applied research in such areas as language in society, ideology, language acquisition, language pedagogy.

The present volumes are a first systematic attempt to carve out pathways from the links between language and cognition to the fields of language acquisition and language pedagogy and to deal with them in one coherent framework: applied cognitive linguistics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110172218
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	11/14/2001
Series:	Cognitive Linguistics Research [CLR] , #19
Edition description:	Reprint 2012
Pages:	297
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.69(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Martin Pütz is Professor at the University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany.

Susanne Niemeier is Assistant Professor at Bremen University, Germany.

René Dirven is Professor at Duisburg University, Germany.

Editorial Reviews

Nine papers by American, German, and Australian scholars discuss the interaction between language, cognition, and acquisition (of both first and second languages). Particular attention is given to cognitive approaches to the English tense system, facets of prototypes in grammatical constructions, and neurocognitive and cognitive issues of language acquisition in general. Specific chapters address language pedagogy, transitivity parameter and prominence typology, prepositions, and graded salience. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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