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Leonard Talmy is an emeritus professor of
linguistics Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Linguis ...
and
philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...
at the
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in
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. He is known for his pioneering work in
cognitive linguistics Cognitive linguistics is an interdisciplinary branch of linguistics, combining knowledge and research from cognitive science, cognitive psychology, neuropsychology and linguistics. Models and theoretical accounts of cognitive linguistics are con ...
, more specifically, in the relationship between
semantic Semantics (from grc, σημαντικός ''sēmantikós'', "significant") is the study of reference, meaning, or truth. The term can be used to refer to subfields of several distinct disciplines, including philosophy, linguistics and comput ...
and formal linguistic structures and the connections between semantic typologies and universals. He is also specialized in the study of
Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...
and Native American linguistics.


See also

*
Force Dynamics Force dynamics is a semantic category that describes the way in which entities interact with reference to force. Force Dynamics gained a good deal of attention in cognitive linguistics due to its claims of psychological plausibility and the elegan ...
* Figure-Ground *
Cognitive Linguistics Cognitive linguistics is an interdisciplinary branch of linguistics, combining knowledge and research from cognitive science, cognitive psychology, neuropsychology and linguistics. Models and theoretical accounts of cognitive linguistics are con ...


Books

* ''Toward a Cognitive Semantics'' (2000) -- two volumes * ''The Targeting System of Language'' (The MIT Press, January 2018)


Published Articles

* "The Relation of Grammar to Cognition" * "Force Dynamics in Language and Cognition" * "How Language Structures Space" * "Fictive Motion in Language and `Ception'" * "Lexicalization Patterns" * "The Representation of Spatial Structure in Spoken and Signed Languages: a Neural Model" * "Recombinance in the Evolution of Language"


External links



* https://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~talmy/talmy.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Talmy, Leonard Linguists from the United States Linguists of Yiddish University at Buffalo alumni Living people Fellows of the Cognitive Science Society Year of birth missing (living people)