Conclusions

Abstract

This chapter has two subject matters. One is the contributions made by the study. The other is the comparisons made with the other theoretical paradigms. To that end, I organise the chapter as follows. In section 6.1, I sum up the significant contributions, which come in two types: theoretical and empirical. As can be seen, the integration of theoretical and empirical models proved to be influential in describing linguistic structure. In section 6.2, I set the theory of Cognitive Semantics or Cognitive Grammar (two sides of the same coin) in a broader context with a view to drawing out explicit comparisons with other theories of language. As can be seen, the tools provided by Cognitive Semantics appeared to be powerful in accounting for language mysteries. A remaining challenge for the cognitive enterprise is to find solutions to problems in areas beyond grammar and morphology.