Construction Grammar and its Application to English (häftad)
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Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
232
Utgivningsdatum
2019-08-31
Upplaga
2 ed
Förlag
Edinburgh University Press
Illustratör/Fotograf
15 B, W illustrations
Illustrationer
15 B/W illustrations
Dimensioner
213 x 137 x 18 mm
Vikt
340 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9781474433617

Construction Grammar and its Application to English

av Martin Hilpert
Häftad,  Engelska, 2019-08-31
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Introduces Construction Grammar as a cognitive-functional theory of language, applied to the structures of EnglishWhat do speakers of English know in order to produce utterances that other speakers will understand? Construction Grammar explains how knowledge of language is organized in speakers' minds. The central and radical claim of Construction Grammar is that linguistic knowledge can be fully described as knowledge of constructions, which are defined as symbolic units that connect a linguistic form with meaning. The implications of this claim are far-reaching: in Construction Grammar, not only lexical items, but also syntactic patterns are seen as symbolic, meaningful units. Instead of being meaningless structural templates, syntactic patterns actively contribute to the overall meaning of an utterance. Knowledge of language is thought of as a vast repository of interrelated symbolic units, and nothing else in addition. This book expands on this idea and familiarizes readers with the central concepts of Construction Grammar, as applied to English constructions. In the process, it explains how the theory of Construction Grammar relates to issues of language processing, language acquisition, and language variation and change. Key Features The first textbook to offer a full introduction to Construction Grammar, as applied to English Includes exercises and questions to stimulate reflection Provides a thorough grounding in the central concepts of Construction Grammar A series of ten video lectures accompanying the book are available via YouTube
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Hilpert's book delivers on its promise to be an introduction to CxG and its application to various linguistic subdisciplines... At the end of each chapter there are a number of study questions, suggestions for further reading, and exercises. In addition, a series of video lectures accompanies the book. An accessible textbook with a few more technical chapters, such as the one of information packaging, it will make a great introductory text for undergraduate students interested in Construction Grammar and its application to English.--Lieselotte brems, University of Liege An accessible introduction to the principles of CxG. --The Year's Work in English Studies

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Martin Hilpert works as Assistant Professor of English Linguistics at the Universit de Neuch tel. Besides Construction Grammar, his research interests include corpus linguistics, language variation and change, and cognitive linguistics.

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