Language, Mind, and Culture: A Practical Introduction

by Zoltan Kovecses

Book Overview

How do we make sense of our experience? In order to understand how we construct meaning, the varied and complex relationships among language, mind, and culture need to be understood. While cognitive linguists typically study the cognitive aspects of language, and linguistic anthropologists typically study language and culture, Language, Mind, and Culture is the first book to combine all three and provide an account of meaning-making in language and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195187202
• ISBN13: 9780195187205
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"