The present text, entitled Ten Lectures on Applied Cognitive Linguistics, is a transcribed version of lectures given by John Taylor in Beijing in November 2005. Prof. Taylor’s lectures are part of a lecture series hosted by the Department of Foreign Languages and the Research Institute of Foreign Languages of Beihang University. This text is one of the Eminent Linguists Lecture Series, edited by us. It is our hope that the publication of this text—accompanied by its video-disc counterpart—will encourage cognitive linguistic studies in the Chinese mainland.
Professor Taylor’s Ten Lectures on Applied Cognitive Linguistics was supported by Beihang Grant for International Outstanding Scientists (program number: PT0522, program organizer: Thomas Fuyin Li). The series lectures were co-sponsored by the English Departments of Tsinghua University, Beijing Normal University, Beijing Foreign Studies University, and Beijing Language University.
As editors of the Eminent Linguists Lecture Series, we express our truest gratitude to Professor Neil Clancy and Professor Taylor for their proofreading of the transcripts. However, any errors or discrepancies between the printed version and the video remain our responsibility.