Cognitive Linguistics

Cognitive Linguistics is an interdisciplinary approach that explores how our thoughts, experiences, and language interact. It examines how we use language not just as a communication tool, but as a reflection of our cognitive processes, including reasoning and perception. In pragmatics, it looks at how context influences meaning; in syntax, it studies sentence structure shaped by our mental models. It connects to speech act theory by analyzing how we perform actions through words. Overall, it emphasizes that language and thought are intertwined, shaping how we understand and engage with the world around us.