Productive Patterns in Phraseology and Construction Grammar

Productive Patterns in Phraseology and Construction Grammar
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : 9783110520569
ISBN-13 : 3110520567
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Synopsis Productive Patterns in Phraseology and Construction Grammar by : Carmen Mellado Blanco

Adopting a corpus-based methodology, this volume analyses phraseological patterns in nine European languages from a monolingual, bilingual and multilingual point of view, following a mostly Construction Grammar approach. At present, corpus-based constructional research represents an interesting and innovative field of phraseology with great relevance to translatology, foreign language didactics and lexicography.

Design Patterns in Fluid Construction Grammar

Design Patterns in Fluid Construction Grammar
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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages : 346
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ISBN-10 : 9789027281685
ISBN-13 : 9027281688
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Synopsis Design Patterns in Fluid Construction Grammar by : Luc Steels

Construction Grammar is enthusiastically embraced by a growing group of linguists who find it a natural way to formulate their analyses. But so far there is no widespread formalization of construction grammar with a solid computational implementation. Fluid Construction Grammar attempts to fill this gap. It is a fully operational computational framework capturing many key concepts in construction grammar. The present book is the first extensive publication describing this framework. In addition to general introductions, it gives a number of concrete examples through a series of linguistically challenging case studies, including phrase structure, case grammar, and modality. The book is suited both for linguists who want to know what Fluid Construction Grammar looks like and for computational linguists who may want to use this computational framework for their own experiments or applications.

Productive Patterns in Phraseology and Construction Grammar

Productive Patterns in Phraseology and Construction Grammar
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Total Pages : 250
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ISBN-10 : 311051849X
ISBN-13 : 9783110518498
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Synopsis Productive Patterns in Phraseology and Construction Grammar by : Carmen Mellado Blanco

Die Reihe bietet ein Forum für gebrauchs- und korpusbasierte Studien, die sprachliche, kognitive und konzeptuelle Vorgeformtheit auf allen sprachlichen Ebenen und außersprachlicher Natur in den Mittelpunkt der theoretischen und methodischen Betrachtungen im synchronen wie diachronen Schnitt rücken.

Constructions in Spanish

Constructions in Spanish
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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages : 417
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ISBN-10 : 9789027250001
ISBN-13 : 9027250006
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Synopsis Constructions in Spanish by : Inga Hennecke

Constructions in Spanish is the first book-length English-language volume in the field of usage-based and Cognitive Construction Grammar dedicated exclusively to Spanish. The contributions investigate a wide range of constructions from both a synchronic and a diachronic perspective, cutting across morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics. The constructionist perspective is also linked to comparative and typological research, to language learning and teaching and to multi-modal discourse analysis. The volume aims both at increasing the visibility of constructionist approaches to Spanish, and at offering data and analyses of Spanish for scholars working on constructional analyses of other languages. The volume thus addresses both scholars in Spanish and Romance linguistics, as it builds connections between more traditional approaches and constructionist approaches, and construction grammarians generally, especially scholars interested in comparative work.

Figurative Language

Figurative Language
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 503
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ISBN-10 : 9783110702538
ISBN-13 : 3110702533
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Synopsis Figurative Language by : Dmitrij Dobrovol'skij

The book develops a Theory of the Figurative Lexicon. Units of the figurative lexicon (conventional figurative units, CFUs for short) differ from all other elements of the language in two points: Firstly, they are conventionalized. That is, they are elements of the mental lexicon – in contrast to freely created figurative expressions. Secondly, they consist of two conceptual levels: they can be interpreted at the level of their literal reading and at the level of their figurative meaning – which both can be activated simultaneously. New insights into the Theory of Figurative Lexicon relate, on the one hand, to the metaphor theory. Over time, it became increasingly clear that the Conceptual Metaphor Theory in the sense of Lakoff can only partly explain the conventional figurativeness. On the other hand, it became clear that “intertextuality” plays a far greater role in the CFUs of Western cultures than previously assumed. The book’s main target audience will be linguists, researchers in phraseology, paremiology and metaphor, and cultural studies. The data and explanations of the idioms will provide a welcome textbook in courses on linguistics, culture history, phraseology research and phraseodidactics.

Pattern Grammar

Pattern Grammar
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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 9027222738
ISBN-13 : 9789027222732
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Synopsis Pattern Grammar by : Susan Hunston

This book describes an approach to lexis and grammar based on the concept of phraseology and of language patterning arising from work on large corpora. The notion of 'pattern' as a systematic way of dealing with the interface between lexis and grammar was used in Collins Cobuild English Dictionary (1995) and in the two books in the Collins Cobuild Grammar Patterns series (1996; 1998). This volume describes the research that led to these publications, and explores the theoretical and practical implications of the research. The first chapter sets the work in the context of work on phraseology. The next two chapters give several examples of patterns and how they are identified. Chapters 4 and 5 discuss and exemplify the association of pattern and meaning. Chapters 6, 7 and 8 relate the concept of pattern to traditional approaches to grammar and to discourse. Chapter 9 summarizes the book and adds to the theoretical discussion, as well as indicating the applications of this approach to language teaching. The volume is intended to contribute to the current debate concerning how corpora challenge existing linguistic theories, and as such will be of interest to researchers in the fields of grammar, lexis, discourse and corpus linguistics. It is written in an accessible style, however, and will be equally suitable for students taking courses in those areas.

Applied Construction Grammar

Applied Construction Grammar
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 347
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ISBN-10 : 9783110456189
ISBN-13 : 3110456184
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis Applied Construction Grammar by : Sabine De Knop

Current research within the framework of Construction Grammar (CxG) has mainly adopted a theoretical or descriptive approach, neglecting the more applied perspective and especially the question of how language acquisition and pedagogy can benefit from a CxG-based approach. The present volume explores various aspects of “Applied Construction Grammar” through a collection of studies that apply CxG and CxG-inspired approaches to relevant issues in L2 acquisition and teaching. Relying on empirical data and covering a wide range of constructions and languages, the chapters show how the cross-fertilization of CxG and L2 acquisition/teaching can improve the description of learners’ use of constructions, provide theoretical insights into the processes underlying their acquisition (e.g. with reference to inheritance links or transfer from the L1), or lead to novel teaching practices and resources aimed to help learners make the generalizations that native speakers make naturally from the input they receive.

Grammatical Constructions

Grammatical Constructions
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : 0198238711
ISBN-13 : 9780198238713
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Synopsis Grammatical Constructions by : Masayoshi Shibatani

In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in grammatical constructionsunits of grammar representing formmeaning correspondences. The movement in which Construction Grammar, as developed by Charles Fillmore and Paul Kay, has played a significant role, has arisen in part as aresponse to the Chomskyan modular approach, which treats grammatical constructions as epiphenomenal, dismantling their component features and attributing these to general principles of grammar. This volume is the first collection to focus on grammatical constructions per se, and is dedicated to Charles Fillmore in recognition of his leadership in the field. The papers all reflect or elaborate on his work, which shows how lexicon, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics interact in givingconstructions their individual holistic characters as basic units of grammar. Several approaches to constructions are represented here, dealing with topics that range from idiomatized constructions to traditional forms such as conditionals, relative clauses, and benefactive constructions. A unifying thread is the shared conviction that close examination of the nature ofgrammatical constructions, with particular emphasis on their idiosyncrasies and on the complex interrelationships among their forms, functions, meanings, and uses in ordinary speech and writing, provides a rich foundation upon which to build a theory of cognition, memory, and grammar.

Construction Grammar and its Application to English

Construction Grammar and its Application to English
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Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages : 206
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ISBN-10 : 9780748675883
ISBN-13 : 0748675884
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis Construction Grammar and its Application to English by : Martin Hilpert

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