A Cognitive Reflection on the Viewpoint Phenomena in Construction and Discourse

Abstract

The viewpoint phenomenon is an essential and constant task of human communication. To analyze the features of viewpoint, different linguistic terminologies and approaches, such as grammatical forms, narrative discourse, metonymy, mental spaces, and schematic networks, should be considered to explain and reflect on the possible methods that can be used in viewpoint phenomena. In this article, the features of viewpoint phenomena, construction, and discourse are defined based on the cognitive approach. To illustrate these points, the author discusses examples from discourse and construction based on the cognitive system to prove that viewpoint is a complicated process that includes language features mentally and constructively.