Construction Grammar and its Application to English
Download or Read eBook Construction Grammar and its Application to English PDF written by Martin Hilpert and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-17 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Martin Hilpert |
| Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
| Total Pages | : 232 |
| Release | : 2014-03-17 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780748675869 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0748675868 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Construction Grammar and its Application to English by : Martin Hilpert
Book excerpt: Construction Grammar explains how knowledge of language is organized in speakers' minds. The central and radical claim of Construction Grammar is that linguistic knowledge can be fully described as knowledge of constructions, which are defined as symbolic units that connect a linguistic form with meaning.
