Grammar and conceptualization

• Main Author: Langacker, Ronald W.
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin ; New York Mouton de Gruyter 1999; De Gruyter, Inc; De Gruyter Mouton
• Edition: 1
• Series: Cognitive Linguistics Research [CLR]
• Subjects: Cognitive grammar; Concepts

Grammar and Conceptualizationdocuments some major developments in the theory of cognitive grammar during the last decade. By further articulating the framework and showing its application to numerous domains of linguistic structure, this book substantiates the claim that lexicon, morphology, and syn...

Table of Contents:

• 2. Logical grammatical relations -- 3. Complex constructions -- 4. General properties of raising constructions -- 5. Specific properties of raising constructions -- 6. Final matters -- Chapter 12: Dynamic conceptualization -- 1. Previous applications -- 2. Unification -- 3. Back to clause structure -- 4. Looking ahead -- Notes -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- References -- Index
• Intro -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Clause structure -- 1. Basics of cognitive grammar -- 2. Application to clause structure -- 3. Conclusion -- Chapter 2: Evidence for descriptive constructs -- 1. "Invisible" semantic constructs -- 2. Scope -- 3. Search domain -- 4. Active zone -- 5. Setting vs. participant -- 6. Semantics and grammar -- Chapter 3: The meaning of of -- 1. The question of meaningfulness -- 2. Complement vs. modifier -- 3. Nominal periphrasis -- 4. Conclusion -- Chapter 4: A dynamic usage-based model -- 1. The usage-based conception -- 2. Psychological phenomena -- 3. Processing interpretation -- 4. Basic linguistic problems -- 5. Structural applications -- 6. A final issue -- Chapter 5: Conceptual grouping and constituency -- 1. Constituency and grammatical relations -- 2. Assemblies vs. building blocks -- 3. Conceptual groupings -- 4. Constituents as emergent entities -- 5. Groupings and symbolic linkages -- 6. Conclusion -- Chapter 6: Reference point constructions -- 1. Basic cognitive assumptions -- 2. Reference points -- 3. Possessives -- 4. Additional reference point phenomena -- 5. Conclusion -- Chapter 7: Viewing in cognition and grammar -- 1. Viewing -- 2. Construal -- 3. Complement vs. modifier -- 4. English tense and aspect -- 5. Subordination -- 6. Anaphora -- 7. Conclusion -- Chapter 8: Generic constructions -- 1. Higher-order entities -- 2. Plural generics -- 3. Quantifier constructions -- Chapter 9: Grouping and pronominal anaphora -- 1. Interaction, grammar, and discourse -- 2. Spaces, planes, and groupings -- 3. Antecedence and grouping -- 4. Antecedents and reference points -- 5. Conclusion -- Chapter 10: Subjectification and grammaticization -- 1. Subjectification, attenuation, and transparency -- 2. Grammaticization -- 3. Conclusion -- Chapter 11: Raising and transparency -- 1. Previous accounts