33.2781, Books: Construction Grammar: Hoffmann

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Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 01:14:43
From: Ellena Moriarty [ellena.moriarty at cambridge.org]
Subject: Construction Grammar: Hoffmann

 


Title: Construction Grammar 
Publication Year: 2022 
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
	   http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics
	

Book URL: https://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/languages-linguistics/grammar-and-syntax/construction-grammar?format=PB 


Author: Thomas Hoffmann

Hardback: ISBN:  9781107013490 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 120.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9781107013490 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 89.99
Hardback: ISBN:  9781107013490 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 105.03
Paperback: ISBN:  9781107601123 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 38.99
Paperback: ISBN:  9781107601123 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 29.99
Paperback: ISBN:  9781107601123 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 35.00


Abstract:

What do speakers of a language have to know, and what can they 'figure out' on
the basis of that knowledge, in order for them to use their language
successfully? This is the question at the heart of Construction Grammar, an
approach to the study of language that views all dimensions of language as
equal contributors to shaping linguistic expressions. The trademark
characteristic of Construction Grammar is the insight that language is a
repertoire of more or less complex patterns – constructions – that integrate
form and meaning. This textbook shows how a Construction Grammar approach can
be used to analyse the English language, offering explanations for language
acquisition, variation and change. It covers all levels of syntactic
description, from word-formation and inflectional morphology to phrasal and
clausal phenomena and information-structure constructions. Each chapter
includes exercises and further readings, making it an accessible introduction
for undergraduate students of linguistics and English language.
 



Preface; Figures; Tables; 1. Introduction; 2. Usage based construction
grammar; 3. Morphological constructions; 4. Word, phrasal and idiom
constructions; 5. Complex phrasal and clausal constructions; 6. Constructional
variation and change; 7. Constructional approaches and formalisms; 8. Outlook:
Emerging research topics in construction grammar; Exercises; Solutions to
exercises; Glossary and list of abbreviations; References; Index of
constructions; General Index.
 


Linguistic Field(s): Syntax


Written In: English  (eng)

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