36.2824, Books: Multimodal Construction Grammar: Zima (2025)

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Subject: 36.2824, Books: Multimodal Construction Grammar: Zima (2025)

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Date: 18-Sep-2025
From: Ellena Moriarty [rfsupport at cambridge.org]
Subject: Multimodal Construction Grammar: Zima (2025)


Title: Multimodal Construction Grammar
Series Title: Elements in Construction Grammar
Publication Year: 2025

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
           http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics
Book URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/ch/universitypress/subjects/languages-linguistics/grammar-and-syntax/multimodal-construction-grammar?format=HB&isbn=9781009571746

Author(s): Elisabeth Zima

Paperback ISBN:  9781009359870 Pages:  68 Price: U.K. £ 18.00
Paperback ISBN:  9781009359870 Pages:  68 Price: Europe EURO 21.01
Paperback ISBN:  9781009359870 Pages:  68 Price: U.S. $ 23.00

Abstract:

This Element in Construction Grammar addresses one of its hottest
topics and asks: is the unimodal conception of Construction Grammar as
a model of linguistic knowledge at odds with the usage-based thesis
and the multimodality of language use? Are constructions verbal, i.e.
unimodal form-meaning pairings, or are they, or at least are some of
them, multimodal in nature? And, more fundamentally, how do we know?
These questions have been debated quite controversially over the past
few years. This Element presents the current state of research within
the field, paying special attention to the arguments that are put
forward in favour and against the uni-/multimodal nature of
constructions and the various case studies that have been conducted.
Although significant progress has been made over the years, the debate
points towards a need for a diversification of the questions asked,
the data studied, and the methods used to analyse these data.

Written In: English (eng)



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