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In this paper I argue that there is a wealth of relevant theorizing in the field of Cognitive Linguistics that can make important contributions to the study of the evolution of language and cognition. Theoretical explications of the conceptual, interactive, symbolic and perspectival dimension of language in Cognitive Linguistics, especially in the domain of cognitive construal operations, are highly relevant for evolutionary accounts of language. Specifically, I propos...In this paper I argue that there is a wealth of relevant theorizing in the field of Cognitive Linguistics that can make important contributions to the study of the evolution of language and cognition. Theoretical explications of the conceptual, interactive, symbolic and perspectival dimension of language in Cognitive Linguistics, especially in the domain of cognitive construal operations, are highly relevant for evolutionary accounts of language. Specifically, I propose that the Mental Spaces and Conceptual Integration framework, popu larly known as “blending theory”, is very well suited to model the representational system that had to evolve in the human lineage in order to make possible the interactive and dynamic process of meaning construction fundamental to linguistic interaction. » weiterlesen» einklappen

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Sprachwissenschaft, Linguistik