Ronald Wayne Langaker ( born Ronald W. Langacker , phonetically more correct version of Lanecker ), genus December 27, 1942 , Fond du Lac, Wisconsin , USA - American linguist and professor emeritus at the University of California at San Diego . Known as one of the founders of cognitive linguistics and the creator of cognitive grammar .
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Langaker received his doctorate from the University of Illinois in 1966 . From 1966 to 2003, he worked as a professor of linguistics at the University of California . From 1997 to 1999 was president of the International Association of Cognitive Linguistics .
Contribution
The main provisions of the cognitive grammar of R. Langaker are presented in a paper entitled The Basics of Cognitive Grammar , published in two volumes, and which became the starting point for the development of cognitive linguistics. From the point of view of cognitive grammar, existing languages consist exclusively of semantic, phonological and symbolic units (conditional combinations of phonological and semantic units). Langaker claims that the main reason for the appearance of grammatical structures is cognitive processes. In his theory, Langaker widely applies the principles of gestalt psychology and draws analogies between the linguistic structure and aspects of visual perception.
Monographs
- Foundations of Cognitive Grammar , Volume I, Theoretical Prerequisites. Ronald W. Langacker. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press , 1987. ISBN 0-8047-1261-1 .
- Concept, Image, and Symbol: The Cognitive Basis of Grammar . Ronald W. Langacker. Berlin & New York: Mouton de Gruyter, 1991. ISBN 3-11-012863-2 , ISBN 0-89925-820-4 .
- Foundations of Cognitive Grammar , Volume II, Descriptive Application. Ronald W. Langacker. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press , 1991. ISBN 0-8047-1909-8 .
- Grammar and Conceptualization . Ronald W. Langacker. Berlin & New York: Mouton de Gruyter, 1999. ISBN 3-11-016603-8 .
- Cognitive Grammar: A Basic Introduction . Ronald W. Langacker. New York: Oxford University Press , 2008. ISBN 978-0-19-533196-7 .