“Cognitive Linguistics” Laura A. Janda

Since Stockholm 1999… Santa Barbara, CA 2001 La Rioja, Spain 2003 Seoul, Korea 2005 Krakow, Poland 2007 Berkeley, CA 2009

Our Journal… “Tier I” International journal since 1989… Currently edited by Ewa Dąbrowska (Sheffield U)

Relations to other disciplines psychology, anthropology, neurobiology, AI, etc. Why is this important? How does this differ from other linguistic approaches?

Core concepts Status of linguistic cognition Status of meaning Status of prediction Embodiment of meaning and perceptual filtering of reality Structure of cognitive categories Mental spaces and mapping – metaphor, metonymy, and blends

Advantages of Cognitive Linguistics Data-friendly User-friendly (Case Book for Russian and pedagogical applications)

The Russian Genitive case Four core members of the radial category –Genitive: a source (prototype) –Genitive: a goal –Genitive: a whole –Genitive: a reference How are they related to each other? How are they extended?

Genitive: a source Physical withdrawal: вещи вынутые из сундука Extension to emotional withdrawal: бояться, стесняться

Genitive: a goal Physical approach: до земли Extensions to domains of: –Time: до понедельника –Purpose: для, ради; Как вы достигли такого нравственного совершенства?, ожидать, требовать

Genitive: a whole Physical part/whole relationship: кусок яблока; среди, внутри Extension to domains of: –Possession: машина брата –Category membership: человек большой души; в виде, в качестве –Event relationship: издание съедобных детских книг –Quantification: пятнадцать минут, достаточно; выпил чаю (partitive); набрался храбрости

Genitive: a reference Physical reference point: у Еxtension to domains of: –Time: восьмого августа –Quantification: без, никаких забастовок небыло –Comparison: выше личных интересов

Some possible uses of cognitive linguistics for study of Russian Phonology Morphophonology Morphology –Case –Aspect –Derivational morphology Syntax Lexicon