1. “Cognitive Linguistics”
Laura A. Janda

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

3. Our Journal…
“Tier I” International journal since 1989… Currently edited by Adele Goldberg (Princeton U)

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

5. 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

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