Cognitive Grammar: A Basic IntroductionOxford University Press, 2008 M02 4 - 584 páginas This book fills a long standing need for a basic introduction to Cognitive Grammar that is current, authoritative, comprehensive, and approachable. It presents a synthesis that draws together and refines the descriptive and theoretical notions developed in this framework over the course of three decades. In a unified manner, it accommodates both the conceptual and the social-interactive basis of linguistic structure, as well as the need for both functional explanation and explicit structural description. Starting with the fundamentals, essential aspects of the theory are systematically laid out with concrete illustrations and careful discussion of their rationale. Among the topics surveyed are conceptual semantics, grammatical classes, grammatical constructions, the lexicon-grammar continuum characterized as assemblies of symbolic structures (form-meaning pairings), and the usage-based account of productivity, restrictions, and well-formedness. The theory's central claim - that grammar is inherently meaningful - is thereby shown to be viable. The framework is further elucidated through application to nominal structure, clause structure, and complex sentences. These are examined in broad perspective, with exemplification from English and numerous other languages. In line with the theory's general principles, they are discussed not only in terms of their structural characterization, but also their conceptual value and functional motivation. Other matters explored include discourse, the temporal dimension of language structure, and what grammar reveals about cognitive processes and the construction of our mental world. |
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... Complex Verbs 400 Complex Sentences 406 12.1 Ordination: Co- and Sub- 406 12.2 Clausal Connections 419 12.3 Finite Complements 437 Part IV Frontiers Discourse 457 13.1 The Basis of Language Structure 457 13.2 Conceptual Substrate 463 ...
... Complex Verbs 400 Complex Sentences 406 12.1 Ordination: Co- and Sub- 406 12.2 Clausal Connections 419 12.3 Finite Complements 437 Part IV Frontiers Discourse 457 13.1 The Basis of Language Structure 457 13.2 Conceptual Substrate 463 ...
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... complex expressions. The basic tenet of CG is that nothing beyond symbolic structures need be invoked for the proper characterization of complex expressions and the patterns they instantiate. More specifically: lexicon and grammar form ...
... complex expressions. The basic tenet of CG is that nothing beyond symbolic structures need be invoked for the proper characterization of complex expressions and the patterns they instantiate. More specifically: lexicon and grammar form ...
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... complex expressions? Assessments of CG's central claim have been clouded by confusion on several points. One source of confusion is chronic ambivalence concerning what is meant by “autonomy”. A strong version of the autonomy thesis ...
... complex expressions? Assessments of CG's central claim have been clouded by confusion on several points. One source of confusion is chronic ambivalence concerning what is meant by “autonomy”. A strong version of the autonomy thesis ...
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... complex structures, to view a scene from different perspectives, to conceptualize a situation at varying levels of abstraction, and so on. Can general abilities like these fully account for the acquisition and the universal properties ...
... complex structures, to view a scene from different perspectives, to conceptualize a situation at varying levels of abstraction, and so on. Can general abilities like these fully account for the acquisition and the universal properties ...
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... complex and unwieldy (e.g. fig. 7.13). Moreover, reading such a diagram takes some time and effort, especially when the notational conventions have not yet been fully mastered. I recognize these points but do not accept them as valid ...
... complex and unwieldy (e.g. fig. 7.13). Moreover, reading such a diagram takes some time and effort, especially when the notational conventions have not yet been fully mastered. I recognize these points but do not accept them as valid ...
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