How words mean [electronic resource] : lexical concepts, cognitive models, and meaning construction / Vyvyan Evans. Evans, Vyvyan. Semantics. Cognitive grammar. P325 401.43 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. 'How Words Mean' introduces a new approach to the role of words and other linguistic units in the construction of meaning. It addresses the interaction between non-linguistic concepts and the meanings encoded in language, developing an account of how words are understood when we produce and hear language in situated contexts of use. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. 2009. 2009 Text 1 online resource (xv, 377 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199234660.001.0001 eng Oxford linguistics Oxford linguistics.