Investigations in Cognitive Grammar
This volume makes accessible a substantial range of recent research in Cognitive Grammar. Building from fundamentals, it brings fresh insight to the analysis of varied grammatical phenomena. Topics considered in depth include constructions, grounding, clause strucutre, and complex sentences. The book is of interest to anyone concerned with the conceptual basis of meaning and linguistic structure.
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This volume makes accessible a substantial range of recent research in Cognitive Grammar. Building from fundamentals, it brings fresh insight to the analysis of varied grammatical phenomena. Topics considered in depth include constructions, grounding, clause structure, and complex sentences. The book is of interest to anyone concerned with the conceptual basis of meaning and linguistic structure. Key features comprehensive collection of studies in Cognitive Grammar suitable for students of general linguistics the author is one of the founding fathers of the cognitive linguistics movement
Ch. 1 Constructions in Cognitive Grammar 1Ch. 2 Metonymy in grammar 40Ch. 3 A Constructional approach to grammaticization 60Ch. 4 Possession, location, and existence 81Ch. 5 On the subject of impersonals 109Ch. 6 Enunciating the parallelism of nominal and clausal grounding 148Ch. 7 The English present: Temporal coincidence vs, epistemic immediacy 185Ch. 8 A functional account of the English auxiliary 219Ch. 9 Aspects of the grammar of finite clauses 259Ch. 10 Finite complements in English 290Ch. 11 Subordination in Cognitive Grammar 327Ch. 12 The conceptual basis of coordination 341References 375Author index 389Subject index 391
