Constructions: A Construction Grammar Approach to Argument Structure

by Adele E. Goldberg

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Drawing on work in linguistics, language acquisition, and computer science, Adele E. Goldberg proposes that grammatical constructions play a central role in the relation between the form and meaning of simple sentences. She demonstrates that the syntactic patterns associated with simple sentences are imbued with meaning--that the constructions themselves carry meaning independently of the words in a sentence.

Goldberg provides a comprehensive...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226300862

ISBN13:9780226300863

Release Date:March 1995

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:271 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Education & Reference Foreign Language Study & Reference Grammar Language Arts Words, Language & Grammar

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