The purpose of this chapter is to describe some similarities, as well as differences, between theoretical proposals emanating
from the tradition of phenomenology and the currently popular approach to language and cognition known as cognitive linguistics (hence CL). This is a rather demanding and potentially controversial topic. For one thing, neither CL nor phenomenology constitute
monolithic theories, and are actually rife with internal controversies. This forces me to make certain “schematizations”,
since it is impossible to deal with the complexity of these debates in the space here allotted.