Construction Grammars: Cognitive Grounding And Theoretical Extensions (constructional Approaches To Language)
by Jan-Ola Östman /
2005 / English / PDF
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The notion ‘construction’ has become indispensable in present-day
linguistics and in language studies in general. This volume extends
the traditional domain of Construction Grammar (CxG) in several
directions, all with a cognitive basis. Addressing a number of
issues (such as coercion, discourse patterning, language change),
the contributions show how CxG must be part and parcel of
cognitively oriented studies of language, including language
universals. The volume also gives informative accounts of how the
notion ‘construction’ is developed in approaches that are
conceptually close to, and relatively compatible with, CxG:
Conceptual Semantics, Word Grammar, Cognitive Grammar, Embodied
Construction Grammar, and Radical Construction Grammar.
The notion ‘construction’ has become indispensable in present-day
linguistics and in language studies in general. This volume extends
the traditional domain of Construction Grammar (CxG) in several
directions, all with a cognitive basis. Addressing a number of
issues (such as coercion, discourse patterning, language change),
the contributions show how CxG must be part and parcel of
cognitively oriented studies of language, including language
universals. The volume also gives informative accounts of how the
notion ‘construction’ is developed in approaches that are
conceptually close to, and relatively compatible with, CxG:
Conceptual Semantics, Word Grammar, Cognitive Grammar, Embodied
Construction Grammar, and Radical Construction Grammar.
