Foundations of Cognitive Grammar: Volume I: Theoretical Prerequisites

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.

Author: Ronald W. Langacker
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 08/01/1999
Pages: 540
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.43lbs
Size: 9.01h x 5.99w x 1.18d
ISBN: 9780804738514

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.