Concept, Image, and Symbol
The Cognitive Basis of Grammar
1st Edition
Published on 14. December 2010
X, 395 pages
978-3-11-085773-3 (ISBN)
Description
This classic research monograph develops and illustrates the theory of linguistic structure known as Cognitive Grammar, and applies it to representative phenomena in English and other languages. Cognitive grammar views language as an integral facet of cognition and claims that grammatical structure cannot be understood or revealingly described independently of semantic considerations.
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Edition
2nd ed. with a new preface. Reprint 2010
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin/Boston
Germany
Publishing group
de Gruyter Mouton
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Illustrations
131 Abbildungen
131 ill.
File size
124,45 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-11-085773-3 (9783110857733)
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Person
Ronald W. Langacker, University of California, San Diego, USA.
Content
- Intro
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 1. Linguistic semantics
- 2. Dimensions of imagery
- 3. Grammar as image
- 4. Grammatical organization
- 5. Grammatical classes
- 6. Grammatical constructions
- 7. Conclusion
- 2. Inside and outside in Cora
- 1. Theoretical preliminaries
- 2. Enclosure
- 3. Topographical domain
- 4. Accessibility
- 5. Scope
- 6. Implications
- 3. Nouns and verbs
- 1. Issues
- 2. Basic concepts
- 3. Bounding
- 4. Interconnection
- 5. Count vs. mass nouns
- 6. Relations
- 7. Processes
- 8. Motivation
- 9. Perfective vs. imperfective processes
- 10. Progressives
- 11. Abstract nouns
- 12. Conclusion
- 4. The English passive
- 1. Grammar and analyzability
- 2. Descriptive framework
- 3. The passive construction
- 5. Abstract motion
- 1. Basic concepts and assumptions
- 2. The characterization of verbs
- 3. Objective motion
- 4. Subjective motion
- 5. Avenues of semantic extension
- 6. Grammatical valence
- 1. Canonical instances
- 2. Noncanonical instances
- 3. Further departures from the canon
- 4. Scope and morphological layering
- 7. Active zones
- 1. The phenomenon
- 2. Analysis
- 3. Grammatical implications
- 8. The Yuman auxiliary
- 9. Transitivity, case, and grammatical relations
- 1. The conception of actions and events
- 2. Unmarked linguistic coding
- 3. Marked coding
- 4. Case
- 5. Causative constructions
- 10. A usage-based model
- 1. Two conceptions of generality
- 2. The network conception
- 3. General applicability
- 4. Distribution
- 5. Conclusion
- 11. Autonomy and agreement
- 1. The autonomy issue
- 2. The symbolic alternative
- 3. Grammatical markings
- 4. Agreement
- 5. Conclusion
- 12. Subjectification
- 1. Perspective
- 2. Grounding
- 3. The nature of subjectification
- 4. A spatial example
- 5. The future sense of 'go'
- 6. Modals
- 7. Possession and perfect aspect
- 8. Conclusion
- Final remarks
- Notes
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Bibliography
- Index
