Constructions: a new theoretical approach to language

A new theoretical approach to language has emerged in the past 10–15 years that allows linguistic observations about form–meaning pairings, known as ‘constructions’, to be stated directly. Constructionist approaches aim to account for the full range of facts about language, without assuming that a p...

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Published inTrends in cognitive sciences Vol. 7; no. 5; pp. 219 - 224
Main Author Goldberg, Adele E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2003
Elsevier
Subjects
Epistemology and methodology
Linguistics
Linguistic theory
Syntactic construction
Epistemology
Methodology
Language universals
Syntax
Language acquisition
Generative grammar
Comparative study
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Summary:A new theoretical approach to language has emerged in the past 10–15 years that allows linguistic observations about form–meaning pairings, known as ‘constructions’, to be stated directly. Constructionist approaches aim to account for the full range of facts about language, without assuming that a particular subset of the data is part of a privileged ‘core’. Researchers in this field argue that unusual constructions shed light on more general issues, and can illuminate what is required for a complete account of language.
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ISSN:1364-6613
1879-307X
DOI:10.1016/S1364-6613(03)00080-9