Indonesian JELT
Vol 9, No 2 (2013): Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching vol 9 no. 2 October 2013

COGNITIVE GRAMMAR ON “SMASH”: PERSPECTIVES FROM LANGACKER’S FRAMEWORK

Chong Seng Tong (Unknown)
Ng Yu Jin (Unknown)
Noor Azam Abdul Rahman (Unknown)
Zalina MohdKasim (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 May 2013

Abstract

The language system allows us to express perceived events indifferent ways using different linguistic resources. Ability toperform this task goes beyond the notion of prescriptivegrammar, which makes no connection between language and thecognitive mind. Cognitive grammar focuses on the way weconstruct our ideas. Meaning is equated with conceptualization.Semantic structures are characterized Based on the ideas andtheses posited by Langacker with regards to Cognitive Grammar,we seek to illustrate how our cognitive minds help us manipulatethe use of language, especially the grammatical items.Keywords: Cognitive Grammar, Langacker, Pedagogy, Smash

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JELT

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching (IJELT) (pISSN: 0216-1281) is a peer-reviewed journal in which submitted articles will go through a blind review process. IJELT is published twice a year in May and in October every ...