Cognitive linguistics
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| + | In [[linguistics]] and [[cognitive science]], '''cognitive linguistics''' (CL) refers to the school of linguistics that understands language ''creation, learning, and usage'' as best explained by reference to human [[cognition]] in general. It is characterized by adherence to three central positions. First, it denies that there is an ''autonomous linguistic faculty'' in the mind; second, it understands grammar in terms of ''conceptualization''; and third, it claims that knowledge of language arises out of ''language use''. | ||
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In linguistics and cognitive science, cognitive linguistics (CL) refers to the school of linguistics that understands language creation, learning, and usage as best explained by reference to human cognition in general. It is characterized by adherence to three central positions. First, it denies that there is an autonomous linguistic faculty in the mind; second, it understands grammar in terms of conceptualization; and third, it claims that knowledge of language arises out of language use.
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