认知语言学课件1.pptVIP

Basic level categories Class inclusion( taxonomies) Scientific classifications cognitive classification Tzeltal plant classification ( generic level) Psychological factors of basic level categories Levels of categorization The structure of Superordinate categories Salient attributes and the functions of superordinate categories The notion of parasitic categorization Experiential hierarchies and logical hierarchies Superordinate categories and experiential hierarchies 1) Subordinate categories, composite terms, word-formation 2) Basic level categories and basic experiences Assignment Week 4 Subordinates: characteristics of category structure Specific attributes and composite word form Subordinates and the emergence of new basic level categories The myth of the ‘simple’ subordinates Subordinate categories, composite terms, word-formation Action categories Event categories (basic experience) Static and locative relations (image schemas) Basic experiences and basic level categories Basic level categories and basic experiences The purpose of the assignment in the second week is to enable the students to gain a better understanding of the topics we have discussed as the course progresses and to examine how well the students can apply the theories to the description of language. The students can choose one of the topics we have discussed and write a paper of no more than 2000 words. Assignment (National Holiday) no class Week 5 Aims of the Course Work Required Textbook Evaluation Syllabus References An Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics: Course outline This course aims to probe into the basic conceptual structures realized in language, and to explore the relationship between the way we use language and the way we conceptualize the world. Students will be introduced to various sub-systems that project the conceptual organization of human mind. Aims of this course Course topics range from basic notions such as categories, prototypes, scenes,