Grammar and Conceptualization

Download or read book Grammar and Conceptualization written by Ronald W. Langacker and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2000 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an accessible collection of 12 representative and significant writings showing the continued development of the theory of cognitive grammar and illustrating its application to diverse problems. Included are basic theoretical statements, analyses and descriptions of particular phenomena, and previews of future research. Early chapters describe the framework, discuss its methodology, and illustrate applications. Later chapters treat foundational theoretical issues, and detail particular grammatical phenomena showing the need for a variety of constructs pertaining to conceptual structure. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR