English Lexical Semantics

A Cognitive Linguistics Approach

Dr Zeki Hamawand (University of Kirkuk, Iraq)

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Bloomsbury Academic
24 July 2025

Psycholinguistics; Semantics

Offering a cognitive approach to semantics, this highly accessible textbook place cognitive linguistics at the centre of lexical semantics while covering the field in a broader sense. It explains the fundamental concepts underlying the study of lexical semantics and defines them succinctly.

Divided into three parts, the book introduces lexical semantics then explores earlier approaches to lexical meaning. Finally, the author considers cognitive processes and conceptual mappings. Each chapter includes:

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chapter outlines and summaries ·

key takeaways ·

practice activities ·

further reading suggestions.

The author explains the theories of lexical meaning, introduces key concepts used in the study of meaning, and elaborates on key principles for effective analysis of semantic structure. He also explores the mechanisms of analyzing semantic structures and the techniques used to explain their interpretation.

Presenting a cognitive-linguistic description of an important area in language study relating structure to cognition, this book offers a novel approach for producing and interpreting lexical items in English.

By: Dr Zeki Hamawand (University of Kirkuk Iraq)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781350520462
ISBN 10: 1350520462
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 24 July 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Zeki Hamawand is Professor of English Language and Linguistics at Kirkuk University, Iraq, and Senior Lecturer at Sulaimaniya University, Iraq.

Reviews for English Lexical Semantics: A Cognitive Linguistics Approach

A frontier of English lexical semantics! It deserves to be used as a textbook of semantics or other disciplines related to meaning study. * Xu Wen, Professor and Director of the Research Center for Modern Linguistics and Foreign Language Education, Southwest University, China *