Cognitive Linguistics (CL) has an edge over other modern linguistic theories in that it takes
performance (or usage) seriously i.e. it recognizes the importance of data in the context of a
theoretical framework. CL has made use of (non-constructed) data and statistical analyses since
the very beginning. The volume illustrates elegantly the historical development and value of
the different quantitative methods in use in the CL framework and explains their numerous
implications for modern linguistics in general.
