Cognitive Linguistics: Conceptualization and construal operations

摘要: Introduction In chapter 1, we noted that one of the basic hypotheses cognitive linguistics is that, in Langacker's words, semantics conceptualization. This hypothesis challenges view purely truth-conditional. We have already seen 2 examples semantic interpretations linguistic expressions go beyond truth-conditional semantics. Situations can be framed different ways – e.g., my dad vs. father and waste time spend My wasted most morning on bus (see §2.1) these convey to hearer conceptualizations relationship between speaker speaker's father, positive or negative quality situation being described, even nature described (characterizing terms money). Framing pervasive language: as argued 2, all units evoke a frame. Yet framing but example ubiquity conceptualization expression. All aspects grammatical expression involve way another, including inflectional derivational morphology parts speech. Whenever utter sentence, unconsciously structure every aspect experience intend convey. The purpose this describe range processes construal operations human beings employ language.