Construction Grammar - The Structure of English

List of contents

Preface; Figures; Tables; 1. Introduction; 2. Usage based construction grammar; 3. Morphological constructions; 4. Word, phrasal and idiom constructions; 5. Complex phrasal and clausal constructions; 6. Constructional variation and change; 7. Constructional approaches and formalisms; 8. Outlook: Emerging research topics in construction grammar; Exercises; Solutions to exercises; Glossary and list of abbreviations; References; Index of constructions; General Index.

About the author

Thomas Hoffmann is Professor and Chair of English Language and Linguistics at the Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt as well as Furong Scholar Distinguished Chair Professor of Hunan Normal University. Notable publications include Preposition Placement in English (CUP, 2011), English Comparative Correlatives Interface (CUP, 2019) and The Oxford Handbook of Construction Grammar (co-edited with Trousdale, OUP).

Summary

Employing a state-of-the-art cognitive approach, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of English morphology and syntax, looking at how children acquire language, as well as how we can account for language variation and change. It is essential reading for undergraduate linguistics students.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Hoffmann, Thomas (Professor Dr Hoffmann, Thomas (Professor Dr) Hoffmann, Hoffmann Thomas
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781107013490
• ISBN: 978-1-107-01349-0
• No. of pages: 350
• Series: Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
• Subjects: Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, Grammar & vocabulary, Language learning: grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Spelling & Vocabulary