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Conceptual blends in Polish anti-refugee rhetoric 波兰反难民言论中的概念融合

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Cognitive Linguistics Pub Date : 2020-07-13 DOI: 10.1515/cog-2019-0009

J. Linde-Usiekniewicz

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Semantic differences between strong and weak verb forms in Dutch 荷兰语动词强弱形式的语义差异

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Cognitive Linguistics Pub Date : 2020-05-19 DOI: 10.1515/cog-2019-0112

Isabeau De Smet, Freek Van de Velde

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引用次数: 4

Language as a phenomenon of the third kind 作为第三种现象的语言

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Cognitive Linguistics Pub Date : 2020-05-01 DOI: 10.1515/cog-2019-0029

E. Dąbrowska

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Frontmatter

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Cognitive Linguistics Pub Date : 2020-05-01 DOI: 10.1515/cog-2020-frontmatter2

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Iconicity and systematicity in phonaesthemes: A cross-linguistic study 语音主题的象似性和系统性：跨语言研究

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Cognitive Linguistics Pub Date : 2020-04-01 DOI: 10.1515/cog-2018-0079

Jose A. Mompeán, Amandine Fregier, Javier Valenzuela

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Lifespan change in grammaticalisation as frequency-sensitive automation: William Faulkner and the let alone construction 频率敏感自动化语法化的寿命变化：福克纳与let 单独施工

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Cognitive Linguistics Pub Date : 2020-03-19 DOI: 10.1515/cog-2019-0020

Jakob Neels

引用次数: 6

Individuality in complex systems: A constructionist approach 复杂系统中的个性:建构主义方法

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Cognitive Linguistics Pub Date : 2020-03-11 DOI: 10.1515/cog-2019-0033

P. Petré, Lynn Anthonissen

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Individuality in syntactic variation: An investigation of the seventeenth-century gerund alternation 句法变化中的个性:对17世纪动名词变化的调查

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Cognitive Linguistics Pub Date : 2020-03-11 DOI: 10.1515/cog-2019-0040

Lauren Fonteyn, A. Nini

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引用次数: 16

What predicts productivity? Theory meets individuals 什么可以预测生产力？理论与个体相遇

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Cognitive Linguistics Pub Date : 2020-02-26 DOI: 10.1515/cog-2019-0026

Hendrik De Smet

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引用次数: 18

Demonstratives as indicators of interactional focus: Spatial and social dimensions of Spanish esta and esa 指示语作为互动焦点的指示:西班牙esta和esa的空间和社会维度

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Cognitive Linguistics Pub Date : 2020-02-19 DOI: 10.1515/cog-2018-0068

Naomi L. Shin, Luis Hinojosa-Cantú, Barbara A. Shaffer, Jill P. Morford

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