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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... indicates that B is fully compatible with A's specifications but is characterized with greater precision and detail. For instance, (3)(a) might represent the categorization responsible for ring being applied to circular arenas, as used ...
... indicates that B is fully compatible with A's specifications but is characterized with greater precision and detail. For instance, (3)(a) might represent the categorization responsible for ring being applied to circular arenas, as used ...
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... indicates that idioms can be manifested discontinuously (note the box enclosing [b] and [d]). A stock example is keep tabs on: (4) (a) The police kept tabs on all the leading activists. (b) Tabs were kept by the police on all the ...
... indicates that idioms can be manifested discontinuously (note the box enclosing [b] and [d]). A stock example is keep tabs on: (4) (a) The police kept tabs on all the leading activists. (b) Tabs were kept by the police on all the ...
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... indicates that no particular phonological properties are specified. What it means for an expression to be a noun is that it instantiates this schema: (7) (a) [[THING]/[...]] ® [[MOON]/[moon]] (b) [[THING]/[...]] ® [[[TOOTH]/[tooth ...
... indicates that no particular phonological properties are specified. What it means for an expression to be a noun is that it instantiates this schema: (7) (a) [[THING]/[...]] ® [[MOON]/[moon]] (b) [[THING]/[...]] ® [[[TOOTH]/[tooth ...
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... indicates that [hap] is categorized as an instance of the [CVC] syllable type. Analogously, the content requirement allows the postulation of specific and schematic semantic structures, as well as relationships of semantic ...
... indicates that [hap] is categorized as an instance of the [CVC] syllable type. Analogously, the content requirement allows the postulation of specific and schematic semantic structures, as well as relationships of semantic ...
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... indicates that, rather than being disjoint, the domains of a complex matrix overlap with one another, often to the extent of full inclusion. An attempt to convey this diagrammatically is made in figure 2.6, where domains are shown as ...
... indicates that, rather than being disjoint, the domains of a complex matrix overlap with one another, often to the extent of full inclusion. An attempt to convey this diagrammatically is made in figure 2.6, where domains are shown as ...
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