《语言学与翻译》课程教学资源（PPT课件讲稿，Part 1）Unit 5 Cognitive Linguistics（1/2）

Unit Five Cognitive Linguistics ( 1) Warm-Up Questions 1. What is cognitive linguistics? 2. What is construal?

Unit Five Cognitive Linguistics（1） Warm-Up Questions: 1. What is cognitive linguistics? 2. What is construal?

Objectives At the end of this unit you will >1. become familiar with cognitive linguistics >2. know categorization; category prototype construal; conceptual; metaphor; conceptual metonymy; image schema; iconicity

Objectives：  At the end of this unit you will  1. become familiar with cognitive linguistics；  2. know categorization; category; prototype; construal; conceptual; metaphor; conceptual metonymy; image schema; iconicity

1. The introduction of cognitive linguistics 1) CL includes a variety of concerns CL is not a single theory It is a collection of approaches to the study of language which includes a number of specific concerns and theories

1. The introduction of cognitive linguistics 1) CL includes a variety of concerns. CL is not a single theory. It is a collection of approaches to the study of language which includes a number of specific concerns and theories

) 2)The approaches have a common basic outlook: an integral facet of human cognition Language is a matter of the mind It is a cognitive activity and it's related to or integrated with other cognitive facilities that we have thinking, reasoning, perception and so on

 2) The approaches have a common basic outlook: an integral facet of human cognition. Language is a matter of the mind. It is a cognitive activity and it’s related to or integrated with other cognitive facilities that we have: thinking, reasoning, perception and so on

It is an approach to language that is based on our experience of the world and the way we perceive and conceptualize it Therefore cognitive Linguistics defined as a linguistic approach which analyzes language in relation to other cognitive domains and faculties such as bodily and mental experiences, image schemas, perception, attention, memory viewing frames, categorization, abstract thought, emotion reasoning, and inference

It is an approach to language that is based on our experience of the world and the way we perceive and conceptualize it.  Therefore cognitive Linguistics defined as a linguistic approach which analyzes language in relation to other cognitive domains and faculties such as bodily and mental experiences, image schemas, perception, attention, memory, viewing frames, categorization, abstract thought, emotion, reasoning, and inference

The three founding fathers in cognitive linguistics are George Lakoff, Ronald Langacker and Leonard Talmy George Lakoff Ronald langacker Leonard Talmy

 The three founding fathers in cognitive linguistics are George Lakoff, Ronald Langacker and Leonard Talmy. George Lakoff Ronald Langacker Leonard Talmy

2 Categories and categorization How would you define dog? DOG Human categories appear to be fuzzy with some members of the category appearing to be more central and others more peripheral. There is a degree of centrality

2. Categories and categorization  How would you define Dog? Human categories appear to be fuzzy with some members of the category appearing to be more central and others more peripheral . There is a degree of centrality

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Categorization(范畴化) Is a cognitive phenomenon which is reflected in language

Categorization（范畴化） is a cognitive phenomenon which is reflected in language

The process of classifying our experiences into different categories based commonalities and differences Three levels Basic level 基本层次范畴 Superordinate level上位范畴 Subordinate leve 下属范畴

The process of classifying our experiences into different categories based commonalities and differences . Three levels:  Basic level 基本层次范畴  Superordinate level 上位范畴  Subordinate level 下属范畴