UID:
almahu_9949481448702882
Format:
1 online resource (369 p.)
ISBN:
9783110207842
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9783110238570
Series Statement:
Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] , 198
Content:
This volume addresses the constructional variability with transitive and causative verbs from the point of view of their respective action and motion patterns. Drawing on the theoretical advances registered in cognitive approaches to language (Cognitive Grammar, Construction Grammar and space semantics), the papers substantiate new interpretations and adduce empirical evidence from various languages to refine or adjust existing analyses of transitivity and causation. The different contributions all address the crucial question of how concrete and abstract notions of human behavior drive linguistic expressions. Cognitive linguists consider that linguistic competence functions in terms of complex conceptual units: the native speaker knows and manipulates conceptual blocks without paying further attention to their constitutive parts or their internal organization. However, as this volume illustrates, the role of the constitutive parts and their internal organization cannot simply be reduced to zero. A multidimensional approach to construction schemas is at stake. That is, the speaker applies proper embodied subroutines to build a coherent meaning, but the construction schemas are also rooted in the linguistic patterns the speaker and hearer are familiar with. The volume is primarily intended for scholars working within cognitive-semantic research at large. Given its theoretical and applied character (in the sense of giving empirical evidence for specific problems in the grammar), the volume will also be of great interest to anyone concerned with syntactic processes, construction grammar or with the cognitive structure of discourse. The descriptive and theoretical insights indeed dwell on areas that are currently dealt with in modern linguistics.
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Frontmatter --
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Table of contents --
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Introduction --
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A usage-based approach to prototypical --
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transitivity --
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Transitivity and referentiality in Spanish and --
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Rumanian --
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Transitive verbs with non-accusative alternation in --
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Hebrew: Cross-language comparison with English, German and --
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Spanish --
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Unsubcategorized objects in English resultative --
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constructions --
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Complex predicates in Basque --
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An adversative passive in English: in search of --
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origins --
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Verbs of letting: Some cognitive and historical --
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aspects --
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Syntactic and semantic integration in the Spanish --
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causative-reflexive construction --
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Soft causatives in Spanish --
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Two causal alternatives: carry vs. push type --
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constructions in English --
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Grammar of "manner of motion" verbs in English and --
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Spanish: between lexicon and syntax --
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On the nature of lexicalization patterns: a --
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crosslinguistic inquiry --
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The semantics of space: A study of the prefix proin --
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Serbian --
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Backmatter
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Issued also in print.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1, De Gruyter, 9783110238570
In:
DGBA Backlist Linguistics and Semiotics 2000-2014 (EN), De Gruyter, 9783110238457
In:
DGBA Linguistics and Semiotics 2000 - 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110636970
In:
De Gruyter Mouton Backlist 2000-2015, De Gruyter, 9783110742961
In:
E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2008, De Gruyter, 9783110212129
In:
E-BOOK PACKAGE ENGLISH LANGUAGES TITLES 2008, De Gruyter, 9783110212136
In:
E-BOOK PAKET LINGUISTIK UND LITERATURWISSENSCHAFT 2008, De Gruyter, 9783110209457
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110198652
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
DOI:
10.1515/9783110207842
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110207842
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110207842
