Reviews
'Taylor's summaries of a number of studies are informative and even more detailed at certain points than the given in works such as Lakoff's magnum opus titled Women, Fire and Dangerous Things ... Taylor's succinct summary of Cooper's critique of Searles' view that metaphors representgrammatical deviance is timely and excellently done.'Eugene H. Casad, WORD, Volume 44, Number 1 (April, 1993), "A stimulationg, eminently readable demonstration of the use of prototypical forms of analysis within cognitive linguistics"--Linguistics "The best treatment of prototype theory currently available; clearly written, comprehensive."--Dr C.S. Butler,University of Nottingham "Taylor's book is a good introductory text for anyone interested in cognitive grammar. It offers a valuable overview of the state of the art in the field of prototype research as well as an interesting account of linguistic categorization."--Cognitive Linguistics "There can be no doubt that, as a survey, it is very useful....The book is very well organised and very clearly written."--Lingua "The book is clear enough to be used as a textbook and its recent appearance in paperback will be an added attraction."--Journal of Pragmatics Cognitive Linguistics is a vibrant, ever expanding field....John Taylor's book, which is very readable and relatively short...is one of the best 'introductions' to the field that I know of."--Word, "A stimulationg, eminently readable demonstration of the use of prototypical forms of analysis within cognitive linguistics"-- Linguistics "The best treatment of prototype theory currently available; clearly written, comprehensive."--Dr C.S. Butler, University of Nottingham "Taylor's book is a good introductory text for anyone interested in cognitive grammar. It offers a valuable overview of the state of the art in the field of prototype research as well as an interesting account of linguistic categorization."-- Cognitive Linguistics "There can be no doubt that, as a survey, it is very useful....The book is very well organised and very clearly written."-- Lingua "The book is clear enough to be used as a textbook and its recent appearance in paperback will be an added attraction."-- Journal of Pragmatics Cognitive Linguistics is a vibrant, ever expanding field....John Taylor's book, which is very readable and relatively short...is one of the best 'introductions' to the field that I know of."-- Word, 'Linguistic Categorization is a stimulationg, eminently readable demonstration of the use of prototypical forms of analysis within cognitive linguistics'Linguistics, 'This book is another significant work in the growing body of literature on 'Cognitive' linguistics. For anyone who wants to stay at the cutting edge of linguistic theory this book is a must.'John R. Roberts, Summer Institute of Linguistics, Papua New Guinea Branch, Language and Linguistics in Melanesia, Volume 23, No. 1, 1992, 'a clear, helpful, and stimulating exploration of the prototype approach and its application to a wide range of questions about language and about languages ... Fourteen pages of references give you plenty of opportunity for following up on topics that especially intrigue you ... thefieldworker can also apply its concept very usefully in coming to understand and describe the culture of which a particular language is a part.'George Huttar, Notes on Linguistics 76 (1997), "A stimulationg, eminently readable demonstration of the use of prototypical forms of analysis within cognitive linguistics"--Linguistics"The best treatment of prototype theory currently available; clearly written, comprehensive."--Dr C.S. Butler, University of Nottingham"Taylor's book is a good introductory text for anyone interested in cognitive grammar. It offers a valuable overview of the state of the art in the field of prototype research as well as an interesting account of linguistic categorization."--Cognitive Linguistics"There can be no doubt that, as a survey, it is very useful....The book is very well organised and very clearly written."--Lingua"The book is clear enough to be used as a textbook and its recent appearance in paperback will be an added attraction."--Journal of PragmaticsCognitive Linguistics is a vibrant, ever expanding field....John Taylor's book, which is very readable and relatively short...is one of the best 'introductions' to the field that I know of."--Word, 'Much of the early work on categorization and prototypes was done by psychologists and work done by linguists has tended to appear scattered here and there in journals. What Taylor has done, with commendable thoroughness, is to gather together and evaluate that body of work. He does this witha high degree of objectivity which is fitting for this kind of book. This is a carefully researched book on a topic of increasing interest to linguists and the author's attention to detail makes it of value both to those working inside the discipline and those working in related fields. The book isclear enough to be used as a textbook and its recent appearance in paperback will be an added attraction. The material is well presented and the book is carefully produced with a marked lack of typograhical errors.'Isabel Forbes, Journal of Pragmatics, Vol. 18, No. 4, 1992, 'The best treatment of prototype theory currently available; clearly written, comprehensive.'Dr C.S. Butler, University of Nottingham, "A stimulationg, eminently readable demonstration of the use of prototypical forms of analysis within cognitive linguistics"--Linguistics "The best treatment of prototype theory currently available; clearly written, comprehensive."--Dr C.S. Butler, University of Nottingham "Taylor's book is a good introductory text for anyone interested in cognitive grammar. It offers a valuable overview of the state of the art in the field of prototype research as well as an interesting account of linguistic categorization."--Cognitive Linguistics "There can be no doubt that, as a survey, it is very useful....The book is very well organised and very clearly written."--Lingua "The book is clear enough to be used as a textbook and its recent appearance in paperback will be an added attraction."--Journal of Pragmatics Cognitive Linguistics is a vibrant, ever expanding field....John Taylor's book, which is very readable and relatively short...is one of the best 'introductions' to the field that I know of."--Word, 'Taylor offers a carefully-reasoned critique of theories about the categories reflected in languages, leading on to an exposition of prototype theory and its application at all levels of linguistic analysis ... very lucidly written and could well be used as an advanced textbook in manyrespects ... Taylor is thoroughly at home in a wide range of linguistic, philosophical and psycholinguistic literature from both sides of the Atlantic, and is as lucid in the exposition of the approaches he faults as of those he advocates.'Robert B. Le Page, University of York, Word, Volume 44, Number 3 (December, 1993), 'Taylor's book is a good introductory text for anyone interested in cognitive grammar. It offers a valuable overview of the state of the art in the field of prototype research as well as an interesting account of linguistic categorization.'Cognitive Linguistics 2-3 (1991), 'There can be no doubt that, as a survey, it is very useful ... the book is very well organised and very clearly written.'Lingua, Vol. 86,. No. 2/3, 1992
