Can Construction Grammar Be Proven Wrong?

Klappentext "Construction Grammar has gained prominence in linguistics. This Element serves as a cautionary note against complacency and dogmatism. It emphasizes the enduring importance of falsifiability as a criterion for scientific hypotheses and theories"-- Vorwort Is Construction Grammar falsifiable science? Can we test its claims that general schemas are meaningful, or even exist? Zusammenfassung Construction Grammar has gained prominence in linguistics. This Element serves as a cautionary note against complacency and dogmatism. It emphasizes the enduring importance of falsifiability as a criterion for scientific hypotheses and theories. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: The Stakes; 2. Can't Touch This: Does CxG Have an Attitude Problem?; 3. Falsificationism: A Still-Influential Approach to Scientific Inquiry; 4. The Particular but Generalizable Problem Posed by Particle Verbs; 5. How CxG could Play the Science Game Fairly; 6. Keep Calm and Constructi-con.

Product details

• Authors: Bert Cappelle, Bert (Universite De Lille and Centre Nat Cappelle, Cappelle Bert
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.02.2024
• EAN: 9781009343206
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0934320-6
• No. of pages: 82
• Series: Elements in Construction Grammar
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, Psycholinguistics, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Psycholinguistics and cognitive linguistics