Introduction published In: Cognitive Linguistic Aspects of Information Structure and Flow
Edited by Wei-lun Lu and Jirí Lukl
[Cognitive Linguistic Studies 7:2] 2020
► pp. 275–283
Introduction
The flow and structure of information in cognitive linguistics
Discourse, functional and cross-linguistic dimensions
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Published online: 1 October 2020
https://doi.org/10.1075/cogls.00057.luk
https://doi.org/10.1075/cogls.00057.luk
Article outline
- 1.Study of information structure as a cognitive pursuit: Its history, development and outlook
- 2.Synopsis of the special issue
- Note
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