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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... meaning. In cognitive semantics, meaning is identified as the conceptualization associated with linguistic expressions. This may seem obvious, but in fact it runs counter to standard doctrine. A conceptual view of meaning is usually ...
... meaning. In cognitive semantics, meaning is identified as the conceptualization associated with linguistic expressions. This may seem obvious, but in fact it runs counter to standard doctrine. A conceptual view of meaning is usually ...
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... meaning and cognition. 1.2 The Nature of the Beast The beast is Cognitive Grammar—CG for short. Some linguists view it with disdain, as it challenges fundamental dogmas and requires alternative modes of thought and analysis. Of course ...
... meaning and cognition. 1.2 The Nature of the Beast The beast is Cognitive Grammar—CG for short. Some linguists view it with disdain, as it challenges fundamental dogmas and requires alternative modes of thought and analysis. Of course ...
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... meaning pairings. A weaker version of autonomy merely asserts that grammar cannot be fully predicted from independent factors (notably meaning and communicative constraints). This weak formulation is fully compatible with CG, and indeed ...
... meaning pairings. A weaker version of autonomy merely asserts that grammar cannot be fully predicted from independent factors (notably meaning and communicative constraints). This weak formulation is fully compatible with CG, and indeed ...
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... meaning is far more complex than grammar, and far more difficult to study and describe. CG attempts at representing it have consequently been sketchier, more informal, more preliminary, and less systematic than in the case of grammar.7 ...
... meaning is far more complex than grammar, and far more difficult to study and describe. CG attempts at representing it have consequently been sketchier, more informal, more preliminary, and less systematic than in the case of grammar.7 ...
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... meaning can safely be ignored, the description of grammar is greatly simplified (at least superficially). Discrete structures are more readily analyzed and more amenable to perspicuous formalization. Also, the categorical statements and ...
... meaning can safely be ignored, the description of grammar is greatly simplified (at least superficially). Discrete structures are more readily analyzed and more amenable to perspicuous formalization. Also, the categorical statements and ...
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