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'''Vyvyan Evans''', (born September 28, [[1968]]), is an internationally renowned expert on language and communication, and has taught at the University of Sussex, Brighton University and Bangor University. He has published 14 books on language, meaning and mind, including [[cognitive linguistics]]. He received his [[PhD]] in linguistics from [[Georgetown University]] in 2000. His research relates to the domains of space and time. He also works on [[Lexical semantics|lexical]] and [[compositional semantics]], as well as [[figurative language]], [[abstract thought]], and digital communication, especially [[Emoji]]. Evans is the architect of the theory of lexical concepts and cognitive models (LCCM Theory). He is [[editor-in-chief]] of the journal ''[https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/language-and-cognition Language and Cognition],'' published by Cambridge University Press. |
'''Vyvyan Evans''', (born September 28, [[1968]]), is an internationally renowned expert on language and communication, and has taught at the University of Sussex, Brighton University and Bangor University. He has published 14 books on language, meaning and mind, including [[cognitive linguistics]]. He received his [[PhD]] in linguistics from [[Georgetown University]] in 2000. His research relates to the domains of space and time. He also works on [[Lexical semantics|lexical]] and [[compositional semantics]], as well as [[figurative language]], [[abstract thought]], and digital communication, especially [[Emoji]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://theconversation.com/no-the-rise-of-the-emoji-doesnt-spell-the-end-of-language-42208|title=No, the rise of the emoji doesn't spell the end of language|last=Evans|first=Vyvyan|work=The Conversation|access-date=2017-04-27|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/feb/02/can-emojis-really-be-used-to-make-terror-threats|title=Can emojis really be used to make terror threats?|last=Evans|first=Vyvyan|date=2015-02-02|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-04-27|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://europe.newsweek.com/are-emojis-becoming-new-universal-language-333213|title=Are emojis becoming a new universal 'language'?|work=Newsweek|access-date=2017-04-27|language=en}}</ref> Evans is the architect of the theory of lexical concepts and cognitive models (LCCM Theory). He is [[editor-in-chief]] of the journal ''[https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/language-and-cognition Language and Cognition],'' published by Cambridge University Press. |
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His book ''"The Language Myth: Why language is not an instinct"'',<ref>[https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22429911-000-why-language-is-neither-an-instinct-nor-innate/ "Why language is neither an instinct nor innate"], Alun Anderson, Issue 2991, October 2014, New Scientist</ref> written for a general audience, explicitly aims to refute [[Steven Pinker]]'s 1994 ''"[[The Language Instinct]]"'' and the [[universal grammar]] of [[Noam Chomsky]],<ref>[http://www.timeshighereducation.com/books/the-language-myth-why-language-is-not-an-instinct-by-vyvyan-evans/2016831.article "The Language Myth: Why Language Is Not an Instinct, by Vyvyan Evans"], Michelle Aldridge, 16 October 2014, timeshighereducation.com</ref> claiming that a [[Thomas Kuhn|Kuhnian]] [[paradigm shift]] was under way in linguistics.<ref name=kuhn>[https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/language-in-the-mind/201504/the-structure-scientific-revolutions "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: Reflections on radical fundamentalism in language science], Vyv Evans, Apr 20, 2015, psychologytoday.com</ref> |
His book ''"The Language Myth: Why language is not an instinct"'',<ref>[https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22429911-000-why-language-is-neither-an-instinct-nor-innate/ "Why language is neither an instinct nor innate"], Alun Anderson, Issue 2991, October 2014, New Scientist</ref> written for a general audience, explicitly aims to refute [[Steven Pinker]]'s 1994 ''"[[The Language Instinct]]"'' and the [[universal grammar]] of [[Noam Chomsky]],<ref>[http://www.timeshighereducation.com/books/the-language-myth-why-language-is-not-an-instinct-by-vyvyan-evans/2016831.article "The Language Myth: Why Language Is Not an Instinct, by Vyvyan Evans"], Michelle Aldridge, 16 October 2014, timeshighereducation.com</ref> claiming that a [[Thomas Kuhn|Kuhnian]] [[paradigm shift]] was under way in linguistics.<ref name=kuhn>[https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/language-in-the-mind/201504/the-structure-scientific-revolutions "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: Reflections on radical fundamentalism in language science], Vyv Evans, Apr 20, 2015, psychologytoday.com</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:04, 27 April 2017
Vyvyan Evans, (born September 28, 1968), is an internationally renowned expert on language and communication, and has taught at the University of Sussex, Brighton University and Bangor University. He has published 14 books on language, meaning and mind, including cognitive linguistics. He received his PhD in linguistics from Georgetown University in 2000. His research relates to the domains of space and time. He also works on lexical and compositional semantics, as well as figurative language, abstract thought, and digital communication, especially Emoji.[1][2][3] Evans is the architect of the theory of lexical concepts and cognitive models (LCCM Theory). He is editor-in-chief of the journal Language and Cognition, published by Cambridge University Press.
His book "The Language Myth: Why language is not an instinct",[4] written for a general audience, explicitly aims to refute Steven Pinker's 1994 "The Language Instinct" and the universal grammar of Noam Chomsky,[5] claiming that a Kuhnian paradigm shift was under way in linguistics.[6]
Books
- The Structure of Time: Language, Meaning and Temporal Cognition (2004). John Benjamins Publishing
- The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Cognition and Embodied Experience (2003; with Andrea Tyler). Cambridge University Press
- Cognitive Linguistics: An Introduction (2006; with Melanie Green). Edinburgh University Press
- Glossary of Cognitive Linguistics (2007). Edinburgh University Press
- How Words Mean: Lexical Concepts, Cognitive Models and Meaning Construction (2009). Oxford University Press
- New Directions in Cognitive Linguistics (2009). John Benjamins Publishing
- The Cognitive Linguistics Reader (2009; with Benjamin Bergen and Joerg Zinken). Equinox Publishing
- Language, Cognition and Space: The State of the Art and New Directions (2010; with Paul Chilton). Equinox Publishing
- Language and Time (2013). Cambridge University Press
- The Language Myth: Why Language Is Not An Instinct (2014). Cambridge University Press
- The Crucible of Language: How Language and Mind Create Meaning (2015). Cambridge University Press
- The Emoji Code (2017). Michael O'Mara Books (UK), and Picador (USA)
- Language Learning, Discourse and Cognition (In press; with Lucy Pickering) John Benjamins Press
References
- ^ Evans, Vyvyan. "No, the rise of the emoji doesn't spell the end of language". The Conversation. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
- ^ Evans, Vyvyan (2015-02-02). "Can emojis really be used to make terror threats?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
- ^ "Are emojis becoming a new universal 'language'?". Newsweek. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
- ^ "Why language is neither an instinct nor innate", Alun Anderson, Issue 2991, October 2014, New Scientist
- ^ "The Language Myth: Why Language Is Not an Instinct, by Vyvyan Evans", Michelle Aldridge, 16 October 2014, timeshighereducation.com
- ^ "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: Reflections on radical fundamentalism in language science, Vyv Evans, Apr 20, 2015, psychologytoday.com