Introducing Cognitive Grammar

In our sketch of Langacker’s theory of Cognitive Grammar, it is said that Langacker argues for division of linguistic expressions into two major categories: nominal predications and relational predications. We also see how attention is encoded in language by virtue of focal adjustments, which have consequences for the construal and coding of a conceptual representation in language.We focus in particular on the three parameters according to which focal adjustments can vary: selection, perspective and construal.Two of the most important theoretical constructs in Langacker’s theory are the notion of profile-base organization, which relates to the parameter of selection, and trajectory (TR)-landmark (LM) organization, which relate to the parameter of perspective.