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: 156mm, Width: 232mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9781350520479
ISBN 10: 1350520470
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 24 July 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Preface Part I: Fundamentals 1. Meaning 2. Lexical Meaning 3. Grammatical Meaning Part II: Prior Approaches to Lexical Semantics 4. Traditional Lexical Semantics 5. Structural Lexical Semantics 6. Generative Lexical Semantics Part III: Cognitive Approaches to Lexical Semantics A. Cognitive Processes 7. The Prototype Theory 8. The Frame Semantics Theory 9. The Construal Theory B. Conceptual Mappings 10. The Conceptual Metaphor Theory 11. The Conceptual Metonymy Theory 12. The Conceptual Blending Theory C. Usage Mechanisms 13. The Usage-based Theory Conclusion Appendices Glossary Answer Key Index

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 *