Radical Construction Grammar: Syntactic Theory in Typological Perspective'An important and original work by one of the world's leading linguistic theorists. Radical Construction Grammar presents a profound critique of syntactic theory, offers a new approach to syntax, and uncovers the real universals of grammar. It will particularly interest those concerned with theories of grammar and language typology, and with mind/language relations.' -Folia LinguisticaAn important and original work by one the world's leading linguistic theorists. Radical Construction Grammar presents a profound critique of syntactic theory, offers a new approach to syntax, and uncovers the real universals of grammar. It will particularly interest those concerned with theories of grammar and language typology, and with mind/language relations. |
Contents
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IX | 9 |
X | 29 |
XI | 34 |
XII | 45 |
XIII | 47 |
XIV | 61 |
XV | 63 |
XXXVIII | 206 |
XXXIX | 220 |
XL | 233 |
XLI | 241 |
XLII | 242 |
XLIII | 246 |
XLIV | 254 |
XLV | 260 |
XVI | 65 |
XVII | 67 |
XVIII | 75 |
XIX | 84 |
XX | 105 |
XXI | 108 |
XXII | 110 |
XXIII | 126 |
XXIV | 129 |
XXV | 132 |
XXVI | 134 |
XXVII | 147 |
XXVIII | 161 |
XXIX | 170 |
XXX | 173 |
XXXI | 175 |
XXXIII | 179 |
XXXIV | 185 |
XXXV | 197 |
XXXVI | 201 |
XXXVII | 203 |
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Radical Construction Grammar: Syntactic Theory in Typological Perspective William Croft Limited preview - 2001 |
Common terms and phrases
Adjective adpositions affix agreement argue argument Auxiliary coded dependencies collocational dependencies complement complex sentences Comrie conceptual space constituent construction-specific coordinate Copula criteria criterion Croft cross-linguistic defined denoted deranked described distinct distribution patterns Dyirbal elements encode English ergative event example expression fact Figure figure-ground function grammaticalization headhood Hengeveld ibid inflection instantiation Intransitive Inverse K'iche Lango language-specific lexical items linguistic main clause markedness meaning morphemes morphological morphosyntactic nominal Noun Phrase overt overtly coded participant roles PIBU polysemy predication Preposition profile equivalent Pronoun property words prototype Radical Construction Grammar referent relative clauses represented semantic classes semantic map semantic relations semantic structure speaker speech split ergativity structions structural coding Subject Construction Hierarchy subordinate clause suffix symbolic relations syntactic categories syntactic relations syntactic roles syntactic space syntactic structure syntactic theories syntax tion Transitive typological markedness typologists Universal Grammar Upriver Halkomelem utterance voice constructions Wardaman word class Yuwaalaraay Zwicky