The main function of language is to convey meaning. The question of why language is structured the way it is, Heine here argues, has therefore to be answered fi
The author argues that, as the main function of language is to convey meaning, language structure must be considered with reference to this function. A treatmen
This is the first volume of a two-volume work that introduces a new and fundamentally different conception of language structure and linguistic investigation. T
This is the second volume of work that introduces a new and fundamentally different conception of language structure and linguistic investigation. This volume s
Cognitive foundations of language introduces the reader to the abilities and processes in which research in Cognitive Linguistics is grounded. The book looks at