This module introduces the field of Cognitive Linguistics. Cognitive Linguistics presents a radical revision of orthodox linguistic theory making three central and related claims: (i) that language is not an autonomous cognitive faculty but instead relies on principles and processes found to function in other domains of cognition like memory, perception, reason and action; (ii) that meaning is conceptual in nature, derived from patterns of embodied as well as cultural experience; and (iii) that linguistic knowledge is usage-based. This module introduces key concepts and foundational theories in Cognitive Linguistics, including radial categories and prototypes, frames and image schemas, and conceptual metaphor theory, before exploring Cognitive Linguistic approaches to grammar and discourse. The modules also introduces recent empirical methods in Cognitive Linguistics in the form of simulation semantics and gesture studies.