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    English Lexical Semantics by Hamawand, Zeki;

    A Cognitive Linguistics Approach

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    Product details:

    • Publisher Bloomsbury Academic
    • Date of Publication 24 July 2025
    • Number of Volumes Paperback

    • ISBN 9781350520479
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages pages
    • Size 156x232x20 mm
    • Weight 340 g
    • Language English
    • 700

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    Long description:

    Offering a cognitive approach to semantics, this highly accessible textbook place cognitive linguistics at the centre of lexical semantics while covering the field in a broader sense. It explains the fundamental concepts underlying the study of lexical semantics and defines them succinctly.

    Divided into three parts, the book introduces lexical semantics then explores earlier approaches to lexical meaning. Finally, the author considers cognitive processes and conceptual mappings. Each chapter includes:

    ? chapter outlines and summaries
    ? key takeaways
    ? practice activities
    ? further reading suggestions.

    The author explains the theories of lexical meaning, introduces key concepts used in the study of meaning, and elaborates on key principles for effective analysis of semantic structure. He also explores the mechanisms of analyzing semantic structures and the techniques used to explain their interpretation.

    Presenting a cognitive-linguistic description of an important area in language study relating structure to cognition, this book offers a novel approach for producing and interpreting lexical items in English.

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    Table of Contents:

    Preface
    Part I: Fundamentals
    1. Meaning
    2. Lexical Meaning
    3. Grammatical Meaning
    Part II: Prior Approaches to Lexical Semantics
    4. Traditional Lexical Semantics
    5. Structural Lexical Semantics
    6. Generative Lexical Semantics
    Part III: Cognitive Approaches to Lexical Semantics
    A. Cognitive Processes
    7. The Prototype Theory
    8. The Frame Semantics Theory
    9. The Construal Theory
    B. Conceptual Mappings
    10. The Conceptual Metaphor Theory
    11. The Conceptual Metonymy Theory
    12. The Conceptual Blending Theory
    C. Usage Mechanisms
    13. The Usage-based Theory
    Conclusion
    Appendices
    Glossary
    Answer Key
    Index

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