John R Taylor is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Otago. He is the author of Linguistic Categorization (3rd edn 2003), Possessives in English (pbk edn 2003); and Cognitive Grammar (2002) all published by OUP.

• 1. Conceptualizing Language ; 2. The Dictionary and the Grammar Book: The generative model of linguistic knowledge ; 3. Three Words and Their Behaviour ; 4. Idioms ; 5. Speaking Idiomatically ; 6. Constructions ; 7. Frequency ; 8. Skewed Frequencies as a Design Feature of Language ; 9. Learning From Input ; 10. Polysemy ; 11. Creativity and Innovation ; 12. Blending ; 13. The Mental Corpus ; References ; Index

[T]his book is a well-written, accessible, and often compelling account of a very exciting new view of language. Researchers and theoreticians in many areas of Applied Linguistics will find a wealth of ideas brought together in a stimulating and coherent (if occasionally under-specified) way, and students will benefit from the lively discussion and counterpoint Taylor offers of some of the key topics in this field.

John R Taylor is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Otago. He is the author of Linguistic Categorization (3rd edn 2003), Possessives in English (pbk edn 2003); and Cognitive Grammar (2002) all published by OUP.

• 1. Conceptualizing Language ; 2. The Dictionary and the Grammar Book: The generative model of linguistic knowledge ; 3. Three Words and Their Behaviour ; 4. Idioms ; 5. Speaking Idiomatically ; 6. Constructions ; 7. Frequency ; 8. Skewed Frequencies as a Design Feature of Language ; 9. Learning From Input ; 10. Polysemy ; 11. Creativity and Innovation ; 12. Blending ; 13. The Mental Corpus ; References ; Index

[T]his book is a well-written, accessible, and often compelling account of a very exciting new view of language. Researchers and theoreticians in many areas of Applied Linguistics will find a wealth of ideas brought together in a stimulating and coherent (if occasionally under-specified) way, and students will benefit from the lively discussion and counterpoint Taylor offers of some of the key topics in this field.

John R Taylor is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Otago. He is the author of Linguistic Categorization (3rd edn 2003), Possessives in English (pbk edn 2003); and Cognitive Grammar (2002) all published by OUP.

• 1. Conceptualizing Language ; 2. The Dictionary and the Grammar Book: The generative model of linguistic knowledge ; 3. Three Words and Their Behaviour ; 4. Idioms ; 5. Speaking Idiomatically ; 6. Constructions ; 7. Frequency ; 8. Skewed Frequencies as a Design Feature of Language ; 9. Learning From Input ; 10. Polysemy ; 11. Creativity and Innovation ; 12. Blending ; 13. The Mental Corpus ; References ; Index

[T]his book is a well-written, accessible, and often compelling account of a very exciting new view of language. Researchers and theoreticians in many areas of Applied Linguistics will find a wealth of ideas brought together in a stimulating and coherent (if occasionally under-specified) way, and students will benefit from the lively discussion and counterpoint Taylor offers of some of the key topics in this field.