Early research was spearheaded during the second half of the 1970s by the so-called "founding fathers" of cognitive linguistics: Ronald Langacker, George Lakoff and Leonard Talmy.

The 'give' and 'to' meanings of Mandarin gěi 給 are considered within the framework of Cognitive Grammar, as developed by Langacker. The two meanings are represented in a way which expresses their ...

Early research was spearheaded during the second half of the 1970s by the so-called "founding fathers" of cognitive linguistics: Ronald Langacker, George Lakoff and Leonard Talmy.