Analogy as Structure and Process; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; dedication page; Table of contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. The concept of analogy; 2. Analogy inside linguistics; 3. Analogy and/or overlap between language and other cognitive domains; 4. Analogy (mainly) outside linguistics; 5. Concluding remarks; Appendix; 1. The program; 2. Explaining the program; 3. Summing-up; Notes; References; Name index; Subject index; The series Human Cognitive Processing
Summary
The concept of analogy is of central concern to modern cognitive scientists, whereas it has been largely neglected in linguistics in the past four decades. The goal of this thought-provoking book is (1) to introduce a cognitively and linguistically viable notion of analogy; and (2) to re-establish and build on traditional linguistic analogy-based research. As a starting point, a general definition of analogy is offered that makes the distinction between analogy-as-structure and analogy-as-process. Chapter 2 deals with analogy as used in traditional linguistics. It demonstrates how phonology, m
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-241) and index