Introduction: A cognitive linguistic view of South Slavic prepositions and prefixes
Introduction: A cognitive linguistic view of South Slavic prepositions and prefixes

Summary/Abstract: Cognitive linguists dealing with the Slavic languages in Slavic countries and worldwide have been engaged in broad research activities. However, much of this research has remained overlooked, especially works published in Slavic languages in Slavic countries. Individual Slavic languages are unevenly represented in cognitive linguistic research in an international context; among other things, this is related to how widely individual Slavic languages are taught and studied abroad. The seven articles in this special issue on South Slavic prepositions and prefixes draw attention to the cognitive linguistic approach to South Slavic languages, a language group that is underrepresented in research on Slavic in English-language publications. This issue does not aim to provide a broad overview of representative topics that cognitive linguists dealing with South Slavic explore, although this would be a valuable endeavor. Instead, it focuses on depth and detail: on space in South Slavic, specifically, on prepositions and prefixes, and the constructions they occur in. The articles share a common theoretical framework, although their approaches slightly differ, a consequence of which is that the articles enter into an interesting dialogue with each other. We view this as a positive fact.

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