Constructions and Compositionality (Elements in Construction Grammar) - Softcover

Rambelli, Giulia

 
9781009437967: Constructions and Compositionality (Elements in Construction Grammar)
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ISBN 10: 1009437968 ISBN 13: 9781009437967
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2025

Synopsis

How do we understand any sentence, from the most ordinary to the most creative? The traditional assumption is that we rely on formal rules combining words (compositionality). However, psycho- and neuro-linguistic studies point to a linguistic representation model that aligns with the assumptions of Construction Grammar: there is no sharp boundary between stored sequences and productive patterns. Evidence suggests that interpretation alternates compositional (incremental) and noncompositional (global) strategies. Accordingly, systematic processes of language productivity are explainable by analogical inferences rather than compositional operations: novel expressions are understood 'on the fly' by analogy with familiar ones. This Element discusses compositionality, alternative mechanisms in language processing, and explains why Construction Grammar is the most suitable approach for formalizing language comprehension.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2025
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1009437968
ISBN 13 
9781009437967
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
102

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