Constructions at Work : The nature of generalization in language.
Title:
Constructions at Work : The nature of generalization in language.
Author:
Goldberg, Adele.
ISBN:
9780191533297
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (289 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Part I: Constructions -- 1 Overview -- 2 Surface generalizations -- 3 Item-specific knowledge and generalizations -- Part II: Learning Generalizations -- 4 How argument structure constructions are learned -- 5 How generalizations are constrained -- 6 Why generalizations are learned -- Part III: Explaining Generalizations -- 7 Island constraints and scope -- 8 Grammatical categorization: Subject-Auxiliary Inversion -- 9 Cross-linguistic generalizations in argument realization -- 10 Variations on a constructionist theme -- 11 Conclusion -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Abstract:
This book investigates the nature of generalization in language and examines how language is known by adults and acquired by children. It looks at how and why constructions are learned, the relation between their forms and functions, and how cross-linguistic and language-internal generalizations about them can be explained.
Local Note:
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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