COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS: FROM GENERAL PERSPECTIVES TO SOME MAJOR TENETS

Authors

  • Dương Hữu Biên Faculty of Literature and Cultural Studies, Dalat University, Viet Nam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37569/DalatUniversity.7.4.348(2017)

Keywords:

Cognitive grammar, Constructions, Empiricism, Metaphor, Rationalism, Usage-based.

Abstract

This article introduces Cognitive Linguistics from two different perspectives. First, the article reviews general philosophical perspectives and discusses its implications for the research themes of Cognitive Linguistics. Then the article expresses some main tenets which are adopted by cognitive linguists as guiding principles.

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Published

09-10-2017

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Social Sciences and Humanities

How to Cite

Biên, D. H. (2017). COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS: FROM GENERAL PERSPECTIVES TO SOME MAJOR TENETS. Dalat University Journal of Science, 7(4), 419-437. https://doi.org/10.37569/DalatUniversity.7.4.348(2017)