Foundations of Cognitive Grammar

Ronald W. Langacker

ISBN 10: 0804738513 / ISBN 13: 9780804738514

Published by Stanford University Press, US, 1999

About this Item

This is the first volume of a two-volume work that introduces a new and fundamentally different conception of language structure and linguistic investigation. The central claim of cognitive grammar is that grammar forms a continuum with lexicon and is fully describable in terms of symbolic units (i.e. form-meaning pairings). In contrast to current orthodoxy, the author argues that grammar is not autonomous with respect to semantics, but rather reduces to patterns for the structuring and symbolization of conceptual content.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Foundations of Cognitive Grammar
• Publisher: Stanford University Press, US
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804738513
• ISBN 13: 9780804738514
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This is the first volume of a two-volume work that introduces a new and fundamentally different conception of language structure and linguistic investigation. The central claim of cognitive grammar is that grammar forms a continuum with lexicon and is fully describable in terms of symbolic units (i.e. form-meaning pairings). In contrast to current orthodoxy, the author argues that grammar is not autonomous with respect to semantics, but rather reduces to patterns for the structuring and symbolization of conceptual content.

About the Author

Ronald W. Langacker is Professor of Linguistics at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author or editor of several books on linguistics.