Download or read book Cognitive Linguistics written by Dirk Geeraerts and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2006 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Cognitive Linguistics: Basic Readings" brings together twelve foundational articles by leading figures in the field, each of which introduces one of the basic concepts of Cognitive Linguistics, like conceptual metaphor, image schemas, mental spaces, construction grammar, prototypicality and radial sets. The introductory purposes of the collection are supported by an introduction to the theory and, specifically, the practice of Cognitive Linguistics and by trajectories for further reading that start out from the individual chapters. -- From publisher's description.