Cognitive Foundations of Grammar

by Bernd Heine

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The main function of language is to convey meaning. The question of why language is structured the way it is, Heine here argues, has therefore to be answered first of all with reference to this function. Linguistic explanations in terms of other exponents of language structure, e.g. of syntax, are likely to highlight peripheral or epi-phenomenal rather than central characteristics of language structure. This book uses basic findings on grammaticalization...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0195102517

ISBN13:9780195102512

Release Date:November 1997

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:200 Pages

Weight:1.11 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.4" x 9.4"

Related Subjects

Anatomy Anatomy & Physiology Behavioral Sciences Biological Sciences Biology & Life Sciences Education & Reference Foreign Language Study & Reference Grammar Humanities Language Arts

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