37.762, Books: Linguistic Knowledge and Language Use: Leclercq (2026)

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Subject: 37.762, Books: Linguistic Knowledge and Language Use: Leclercq (2026)

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Date: 20-Feb-2026
From: Ellena Moriarty [rfsupport at cambridge.org]
Subject: Linguistic Knowledge and Language Use: Leclercq (2026)


Title: Linguistic Knowledge and Language Use
Subtitle: Bridging Construction Grammar and Relevance Theory
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
           http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics
Book URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/ch/universitypress/subjects/languages-linguistics/semantics-and-pragmatics/linguistic-knowledge-and-language-use-bridging-construction-grammar-and-relevance-theory?format=PB&isbn=9781009273220

Author(s): Benoît Leclercq

Paperback ISBN:  9781009273220 Pages:  226 Price: U.K. £ 22.99
Paperback ISBN:  9781009273220 Pages:  226 Price: Europe EURO 26.83
Paperback ISBN:  9781009273220 Pages:  226 Price: U.S. $ 29.99

Abstract:

One of the key challenges in linguistics is to account for the link
between linguistic knowledge and our use of language in a way that is
both descriptively accurate and cognitively plausible. This pioneering
book addresses these challenges by combining insights from
Construction Grammar and Relevance Theory, two influential approaches
which until now have been considered incompatible. After a clear and
detailed presentation of both theories, the author demonstrates that
their integration is possible, and explains why this integration is
necessary, in order to understand exactly how meaning comes about. A
new theoretical model is offered that provides ground-breaking
insights into the semantics-pragmatic interface, and addresses a
variety of topics including the nature of lexical and grammatical
concepts, procedural meaning, coercion and idiom processing. This
title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available
Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.

Written In: English (eng)



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