Cognitive Foundations of Grammar.
Title:
Cognitive Foundations of Grammar.
Author:
Heine, Bernd.
ISBN:
9780195356205
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (196 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1 The Framework -- 1.1 Assumptions -- 1.2 Methodological issues -- 1.3 This volume -- 2 Numerals -- 2.1 The body-part model -- 2.2 Variation -- 2.3 Morphosyntax -- 2.4 On transparency -- 2.5 Summary -- 3 Spatial Orientation -- 3.1 Deictic orientation -- 3.2 Cardinal orientation -- 3.3 Some principles of spatial orientation -- 3.4 Notes on grammar -- 3.5 Summary -- 4 Indefinite Articles -- 4.1 Generalizations -- 4.2 Evolution -- 4.3 Answers -- 4.4 Discussion -- 4.5 Summary -- 5 Possession -- 5.1 Concepts, constructions, and problems -- 5.2 Event schemas -- 5.3 Morphosyntactic implications -- 5.4 Explaining possessive constructions -- 5.5 Summary -- 6 Comparison -- 6.1 Event schemas -- 6.2 A note on the superlative -- 6.3 Areal forces -- 6.4 Summary -- 7 Beyond Grammar -- 7.1 From object to body-part -- 7.2 From one part of the body to another -- 7.3 From body-part to inanimate object -- 7.4 Discussion -- 7.5 Summary -- 8 Outlook -- References -- Author Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Language Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Y -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
Abstract:
The main function of language is to convey meaning. Therefore, argues Bernd Heine in these pages, the question of why language is structured the way it is must first of all be answered with reference to this function. Linguistic explanations offered in terms of other exponents of language structure (for example, syntax) are likely to highlight peripheral or epi-phenomenal-rather than central-characteristics of language structure. Heine provides a solid introductory treatment of the ways in which language structure (that is, grammar) and language usage can be explained with reference to the processes underlying human conceptualization and communication. Exploring and area of linguistics that has developed only recently and is rapidly expanding, Cognitive Foundations of Grammar will appeal to students of linguistics, psychology, and anthropology, especially those interested in grammaticalization processess.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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