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.

A survey of research in Cognitive Linguistics, this volume brings together syntheses and special studies of Cognitive Linguistics strands. It is intended for cognitive linguistics community, and also for neighbouring disciplines and linguists in general. It features a source for the study of Applied Cognitive Linguistics.

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