cognitive linguistics possession cognitive sources forces grammaticalization bernd heine university cologne possession cognitive sources forces grammaticalization isbn 0521 55037 8 hardback 6 x 9 290 pp pub date 6 30 97 publisher cambridge university press 64 95 bernd heine argues structure grammatical categories predictable large extent know range possible cognitive structures derived author uses example structure predicative possession shows possessive constructions found world languages traced back small set basic conceptual patterns using grammaticalization theory heine describes affects word order morphosyntax resulting possessive construction contents 1 state 2 process 3 attributive possession 4 possession aspect 5 evaluation appendix worldwide survey haveconstructions references order info http www cup org order html color categories thought language color categories thought language isbn 0521 49693 4 hardback 6 x 9 414 pp c l hardin ed emeritus syracuse university pub date 7 30 97 publisher cambridge university press 74 95 twenty five years ago berlin kay argued commonalities basic color term use extend across languages cultures probably express universal features perception cognition volume distinguished team contributors visual science psychology linguistics anthropology examine claims fared light current knowledge surveying key ideas results techniques study human color vision well field methods theoretical interpretations drawn linguistic anthropology order info http www cup org order html mappings thought language gilles fauconnier university california san diego mappings thought language isbn 0521 46062 x hardback 6 x 9 217 pp pub date 4 30 97 publisher cambridge university press 54 95 meaning everyday thought language constructed lightning speed conscious staggering complexity cognitive operations drive simplest behavior book reveals creativity underlies effortless use language everyday life engage conversation understand humor solve puzzles capacities principles develop infancy ordinary thinking talking also ones drive scientific artistic thought highlevel reasoning conceptual change content 1 mappings 2 mental space connections 3 tense mood 4 analogical counterfactuals 5 matching 6 blends order info http www cup org order html language conceptualization language conceptualization isbn 0521 55303 2 hardback 6 x 9 289 pp jan nuyts ed university antwerp pub date 5 31 97 publisher cambridge university press 59 95 extent conceptualization based linguistic representation extent variable across cultures communities even individuals crucial importance attempt develop comprehensive theory human cognition remain among difficult questions cognitive sciences volume brings together ten new contributions leading scholars working wide cross section disciplines including linguistics anthropology psychology philosophy contents 1 overview relationship language conceptualization jan nuyts eric pederson 2 outer inner space linguistic categories nonlinguistic thinking stephen c levinson 3 spatial operations deixis cognition culture balthasar bickel 4 remote worlds conceptual representation linguistic would paul werth 5 role individual representations change predicates eve sweetser 6 changing place english german languagespecific preferences conceptualisation spatial relations mary carroll 7 mapping conceptual representations linguistic representations role attention grammar russell tomlin 8 growth points crosslinguistically david mcneill 9 modularity sentence processing semantical generality language thought jay atlas 10 contextual basis cognitive semantics ronald w langacker 11 cognitive foundations pragmatic principles implications theories linguistic cognitive representation edward robinson order info http www cup org order html comprehension paradigm cognition walter kintsch university colorado boulder comprehension paradigm cognition isbn 0521 58360 8 hardback 6 x 9 461 pp publisher cambridge university press 69 95 book walter kintsch presents theory human text comprehension extends analysis related areas comprehension conceptualized twostage process first approximate inaccurate representations constructed via context insensitive construction rules integrated via spreading activation constraint satisfaction process part general theory presented attempt made situate within current theoretical landscape cognitive science second part addresses many topics typically found cognitive psychology text including word meanings identified discourse context words combined form coherent representations texts local global level role working memory comprehension relevant knowledge activated reading distinction remembering text learning text contents 1 introduction part theory 2 cognition representation 3 propositional representations 4 modeling comprehension processes construction integration model part ii models comprehension 5 word identification discourse 6 textbases situation models 7 role working memory comprehension 8 memory text 9 learning text 10 word problems 11 beyond text order info http www cup org order html