Cognitive Grammar

TRAMA

Cognitive Grammar offers a radical alternative to mainstream linguistic theories. This book introduces the theory in clear, non-technical language, relates it to current debates about the nature of linguistic knowledge, and applies it to in-depth analyses of a range of topics in semantics, syntax, morphology, and phonology. Study questions and suggestions for further reading accompany each of the main chapters.

NOTE EDITORE

'Cognitive Grammar' is a theory of language which has been developing since the late 1970's. Underlying the theory is the assumption that language is inherently symbolic in nature and that a language provides its speakers with a set of resources for relating phonological structures with semantic structures. John R. Taylor introduces the theory of Cognitive Grammar, placing it in the context of current theoretical debates about the nature of linguistic knowledge, and relating it to more general trends in 'cognitive' linguistics. The central concepts of the theory are explained in clear, non-technical language, and are applied to in-depth discussions of a range of topics in semantics, syntax, morphology, and phonology. Suggestions for further applications of the theory are contained in the numerous study questions which accompany each of the main chapters.

SOMMARIO

1 - Cognitive Grammar and Cognitive Linguistics2 - Cognitive Grammar: An Overview3 - The Symbolic Thesis4 - The Symbolic Thesis: Some Questions and Answers5 - Phonological Structure in Cognitive Grammar6 - Semantic Structure in Cognitive Grammar7 - Schema and Instance8 - Schema and Instance in Phonology9 - Schema and Instance in Symbolic Units10 - Meaning: Profile, Base, and Domain11 - Nominal and Relational Profiles12 - Syntagmatic Relations: Combining Semantic Units13 - Syntagmatic Relations in Phonology14 - Morphology15 - Analysability and Productivity16 - Schema Competition17 - Kinds of Symbolic Units18 - Nouns and Nominals19 - Count nouns and Mass nouns20 - Tense and Aspect21 - Clause Structure22 - Domains23 - Networks and Complex Categories24 - Metaphor: The Lakovian Approach25 - Jackendorff and Langacker on 'Go'26 - Alternatives to Metaphor27 - Idioms, Formulas, and Fixed Expressions28 - Constructions

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780198700333
• Collana: Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics
• Dimensioni: 246 x 33.4 x 171 mm Ø 1078 gr
• Formato: Brossura
• Illustration Notes: numerous figures
• Pagine Arabe: 634