Title: Internal Transformation of Cognitive Linguistics:the Rise of Cognitive Sociolinguistics
Abstract:Cognitive linguistics,which appeared at the end of the 1970s,had developed rapidly in the next two decades.It has exerted strong impact on linguistic investigation by reversing the formal approach adv...Cognitive linguistics,which appeared at the end of the 1970s,had developed rapidly in the next two decades.It has exerted strong impact on linguistic investigation by reversing the formal approach advocated by Chomsky,bringing forth a new paradigm and achieving striking results at different levels.In recent years,some linguistic investigators,not satisfied with the pure study of language,started to focus on the social characteristics of language,which promoted the appearance of Cognitive Sociolinguistics.This kind of transformation will definitely bring about a new climax of the study of cognitive linguistics and become an internal revolution of cognitive linguistics.This paper discusses recent developments of cognitive linguistics and explores its influence on linguistic investigation,based on a general analysis of the theory of cognitive linguistics.Read More
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Language: en
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Title: $Internal Transformation of Cognitive Linguistics:the Rise of Cognitive Sociolinguistics
Abstract: Cognitive linguistics,which appeared at the end of the 1970s,had developed rapidly in the next two decades.It has exerted strong impact on linguistic investigation by reversing the formal approach advocated by Chomsky,bringing forth a new paradigm and achieving striking results at different levels.In recent years,some linguistic investigators,not satisfied with the pure study of language,started to focus on the social characteristics of language,which promoted the appearance of Cognitive Sociolinguistics.This kind of transformation will definitely bring about a new climax of the study of cognitive linguistics and become an internal revolution of cognitive linguistics.This paper discusses recent developments of cognitive linguistics and explores its influence on linguistic investigation,based on a general analysis of the theory of cognitive linguistics.