Applying Cognitive Linguistics to Second Language Learning and Teaching

by Jeannette Littlemore

Overview

This is a revised and updated edition of a seminal text in the field of Cognitive Linguistics, written in an engaging and accessible style for a new generation of scholars and students. The author surveys and incorporates a wealth of more recent studies conducted in different areas since the book’s original publication in 2009, exploring how new areas of research within Cognitive Linguistics have emerged and flourished, and taking account of key studies that have progressed the field since its inception.

This new edition has been revised throughout to review, analyse and synthesise the latest state of the art in Cognitive Linguistics–inspired second language learning and teaching research, and suggests other areas that might benefit from further exploration. It will be essential reading for academics, educators and students  across Linguistics and Education, particularly those with an interest in cognitive linguistics, second language acquisition, foreign language teaching and language education.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783031397967
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	10/27/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Jeannette Littlemore is Professor of Applied Linguistics in the Department of English Language and Linguistics, School of English, Drama and Creative Studies, University of Birmingham, UK. She is a world-renowned scholar in the Cognitive Linguistic community and has spearheaded the application of metaphor in real-world contexts ranging from advertising and branding, and health and well-being, to education and teaching. She has authored over 100 publications, including seven monographs.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: ‘I see less of the surroundings. The story feels different’: Construal and Second Language Learning.- Chapter 3: More on Categories: Words, Morphemes, ‘Grammar Rules’, Phonological Features and Intonation Patterns as Radial Categories.- Chapter 4: More about Spinsters and their Cats: Encyclopaedic Knowledge and Second Language Learning.- Chapter 5: ‘Eyebrow heads’ and ‘yummy mummies’: Metaphor and Second Language Learning.- Chapter 6: ‘You’ll find Jane Austen in the basement’... or will you? Metonymy and Second Language Learning.- Chapter 7: What Have Bees, Macaque Monkeys and Humans Got in Common? Embodied Cognition, Gesture and Second Language Learning.- Chapter 8: ‘Loud suits’ and ‘sharp cheese’: Motivated Language, Iconicity and Second Language Learning.- Chapter 9: ‘Oscar sent Venice an elephant’: Construction Grammars and Second Language Learning.- Chapter 10: Conclusion.

Editorial Reviews

'Jeannette Littlemore's new book is the first comprehensive monograph dealing with the application of Cognitive Linguistics (CL) to the area of second language learning/ teaching. Here the key lies in understanding how the target language cognitive system works, and how it differs from the learner's first language system. Throughout the chapters, the author brings to light a number of key concepts of CL such as construal, categorization, encyclopaedic knowledge, metaphor, metonymy, embodiment and especially linguistic motivation, and considers the pedagogical implications that all of this has for the foreign language classroom.

This fascinating account, written in a clear and concise style, will undoubtedly make the reader recognize that cognitively learning another language will often involve learning to see things in a different way, both physically and linguistically. Jeannette Littlemore must be congratulated on achieving this ambitious goal.' Martin Pütz, University ofKoblenz, Germany

'Jeannette Littlemore has masterfully weaved together various threads of Cognitive Linguistics that are particularly relevant for language pedagogy. The result is a very coherent and accessible synopsis of over thirty years of work, covering areas ranging from vocabulary to grammar, from figuration to pragmatics, and from intonation to gestures. Equally impressive as the scope of the book is the way Littlemore points out numerous avenues for further research, in effect providing pedagogy-oriented cognitive linguists with a to-do list for the coming decades. All this makes Applying Cognitive Linguistics to Second Language Learning and Teaching a valuable source of information and inspiration for applied linguists as well as teachers and course developers.' - Frank Boers, Erasmus University, Rotterdam

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