An introduction to the methodology of cognitive discourse analysis, focusing on eight key areas, from attention to cognitive strategies.

"There are two main ways in which language is seen as a representation of thought. Either you can think of the system of language in a static way, or you can th

This study advances a model for Critical Discourse Analysis which draws on Evolutionary Psychology and Cognitive Linguistics, applied in a critical analysis of

In contemporary linguistics, both cognitive and critical approaches to language have been elaborated in some detail. Unfortunately, the two perspectives have se

Drawing on range of text genres including novels, poems, health forums, holiday guestbooks, prayers, political songs and news stories, each chapter uses cogniti