Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Prototypes and Categories

2. Levels of categorization

3. Conceptual metaphors and metonymies

4. Figure and ground

5. Frames and constructions

6. Blending and relevance

7. Other issues in cognitive linguistics

Conclusion

About the Author

Friedrich Ungerer is Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Rostock, Germany, but also has a background in applied linguistics and language teaching.

Hans-Jörg Schmid is Professor of Modern English Linguistics at the University of Munich, where he is currently initiating the foundation of an Interdisciplinary Centre for Cognitive Language Studies.

Both authors have published extensively in the field.