36.1605, Books: The Meaning of Constructions: Leclercq and Morin (2025)

[The LINGUIST List]

LINGUIST List: Vol-36-1605. Wed May 21 2025. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 36.1605, Books: The Meaning of Constructions: Leclercq and Morin (2025)

Moderator: Steven Moran (linguist at linguistlist.org)
Managing Editor: Justin Fuller
Team: Helen Aristar-Dry, Steven Franks, Joel Jenkins, Daniel Swanson, Erin Steitz
Jobs: jobs at linguistlist.org | Conferences: callconf at linguistlist.org | Pubs: pubs at linguistlist.org

Homepage: http://linguistlist.org

Editor for this issue: Joel Jenkins <joel at linguistlist.org>

================================================================


Date: 20-May-2025
From: Ellena Moriarty [rfsupport at cambridge.org]
Subject: The Meaning of Constructions: Leclercq and Morin (2025)


Title: The Meaning of Constructions
Series Title: Elements in Construction Grammar
Publication Year: 20250522

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
           http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics
Book URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/languages-linguistics/grammar-and-syntax/meaning-constructions?format=PB

Author(s): Benoît Leclercq; Cameron Morin

Hardback ISBN:  9781009499637 Pages:  84 Price: U.K. £ 49.99
Hardback ISBN:  9781009499637 Pages:  84 Price: Europe EURO 58.34
Hardback ISBN:  9781009499637 Pages:  84 Price: U.S. $ 64.99

Abstract:

This Element offers a primer for the study of meaning in a
Construction Grammar approach. It reviews the main principles of
meaning shared across constructionist frameworks, including its
ubiquity in grammatical structure, its usage-based formation, and its
nature as the output of cognitive representations. It also reviews the
importance given to meaning in construction-based explanations of
sentence composition, innovative language use, and language change.
Paradoxically, the Element shows that there is no systematic framework
delineating the rich structure of constructional meaning, which has
led to theoretical disagreements and inconsistencies. It therefore
proposes an operational model of meaning for practitioners of
Construction Grammar. It details the characteristics of a complex
interface of semantic, pragmatic, and social meaning, and shows how
this framework sheds light on recent theoretical issues. The Element
concludes by considering ways in which this framework can be used for
future descriptive and theoretical research questions.

Written In: English (eng)



------------------------------------------------------------------------------

********************** LINGUIST List Support ***********************
Please consider donating to the Linguist List to support the student editors:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=87C2AXTVC4PP8

LINGUIST List is supported by the following publishers:

Bloomsbury Publishing http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/

Cambridge University Press http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics

Cascadilla Press http://www.cascadilla.com/

De Gruyter Mouton https://cloud.newsletter.degruyter.com/mouton

Edinburgh University Press http://www.edinburghuniversitypress.com

Elsevier Ltd http://www.elsevier.com/linguistics

John Benjamins http://www.benjamins.com/

Language Science Press http://langsci-press.org

Lincom GmbH https://lincom-shop.eu/

Multilingual Matters http://www.multilingual-matters.com/

Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics / Landelijke (LOT) http://www.lotpublications.nl/

Oxford University Press http://www.oup.com/us

Wiley http://www.wiley.com


----------------------------------------------------------
LINGUIST List: Vol-36-1605
----------------------------------------------------------