Christopher Nolan

Trabajo de investigación que sale a escena, en un principio, como una introducción teórica a los cotidianos escollos que presenta el análisis de un campo semántico concreto (el de las "vías de comunicación"), pero que fue creciendo poco a poco, a la vez que se teje una apasionante urdimbre en la que el autor se sentía preso. Todos los problemas están tremendamente ligados. Algunos remiten a reexaminar las piedras fundamentales de esta disciplina. Y surge el reto: ¿se podría afrontar la tarea de ajustar la teoría del significado al engranaje de la moderna lingüística?

This book aims to give a general overview of the current theoretical and applied models which are being developed in the field of Cognitive Linguistics. With this purpose in mind, a number of papers have been selected from some of the most representative areas in the cognitive linguistics arena: mental imagery, metaphor and metonymy, cognitive grammar and construction grammar, the pragmatic and discourse background of language use and linguistic relativism. Some of the contributions presented herein propose new ways to refine existing theoretical frameworks: others apply some of those...

One day some stretched-out gentlemen come and ask a father to be king. It seems a good opportunity, but in the end one must choose between being king and being a father. In a simple story, the authors invite us to reflect on the relationship of fathers and sons.

For future artists and those who are interested in painting and design, this book explains the theory behind combining colors and what colors contribute to the color wheel. With a knowledge of color theory, kids become better at mixing colors and are more assured. Pick up this book for kids.