Cognitive linguistics and religious language : an introduction / Peter Richardson, Charles M. Mueller, Stephen Pihlaja.
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TextPublisher: New York : Routledge, 2021Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781138801981; 1138801984; 9781003041139; 1003041132; 9781000347913; 1000347915; 9781000347920; 1000347923; 9781000347906; 1000347907Subject(s): Language and languages -- Religious aspects | Communication -- Religious aspects | Cognitive grammar | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / LinguisticsDDC classification: 210.1/4 LOC classification: BL65.L2Online resources: Taylor & Francis | OCLC metadata license agreement Summary: "This book comprehensively introduces cognitive linguistics and applies its tools to religious language. Drawing on authentic samples from a range of faiths, text types, and modes of interactive discourse, the authors accessibly define concepts like embodied cognition, agency, metaphor analysis, and Dynamic Systems Theory, illustrate how they are and can be used in analyzing religious language, and offer thorough pedagogical material to aid learning and application. Advanced students and scholars of linguistics, discourse analysis, cognitive science, and religious and biblical studies will benefit from this practical guide to understanding and conducting research on religious discourse"-- Provided by publisher.
"This book comprehensively introduces cognitive linguistics and applies its tools to religious language. Drawing on authentic samples from a range of faiths, text types, and modes of interactive discourse, the authors accessibly define concepts like embodied cognition, agency, metaphor analysis, and Dynamic Systems Theory, illustrate how they are and can be used in analyzing religious language, and offer thorough pedagogical material to aid learning and application. Advanced students and scholars of linguistics, discourse analysis, cognitive science, and religious and biblical studies will benefit from this practical guide to understanding and conducting research on religious discourse"-- Provided by publisher.
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