Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Constructions: A Construction Grammar Approach To Argument StructureISBN13:9780226300863ISBN10:0226300862Author:Goldberg, Adele E. (Author)Description:Drawing On Work In Linguistics, Language Acquisition, And Computer Science, Adele E Goldberg Proposes That Grammatical Constructions Play A Central Role In The Relation Between The Form And Meaning Of Simple Sentences She Demonstrates That The Syntactic Patterns Associated With Simple Sentences Are Imbued With Meaning--That The Constructions Themselves Carry Meaning Independently Of The Words In A Sentence Goldberg Provides A Comprehensive Account Of The Relation Between Verbs And Constructions, Offering Ways To Relate Verb And Constructional Meaning, And To Capture Relations Among Constructions And Generalizations Over Constructions Prototypes, Frame Semantics, And Metaphor Are Shown To Play Crucial Roles In Addition, Goldberg Presents Specific Analyses Of Several Constructions, Including The Ditransitive And The Resultative Constructions, Revealing Systematic Semantic Generalizations Through A Comparison With Other Current Approaches To Argument Structure Phenomena, This Book Narrows The Gap Between Generative And Cognitive Theories Of Language Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:UNIV OF CHICAGO PRPublication Date:1995-03-15Weight:0.84 lbsDimensions:0.62'' H x 8.95'' L x 5.99'' WNumber of Pages:271Language:English