Author: William Croft
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 445
ISBN-13: 0198299559
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is based on the results of research in language typology, and motivated by the need for a theory to explain them. Croft proposes intimate links between syntactic and semantic structures, and argues that the basic elements of any language are not syntactic but rather syntactic-semantic "Gestalts". He puts forward a new approach to syntactic representation and a new model of how language and languages work.
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Download or read book Radical Construction Grammar written by William Croft and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2001 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is based on the results of research in language typology, and motivated by the need for a theory to explain them. Croft proposes intimate links between syntactic and semantic structures, and argues that the basic elements of any language are not syntactic but rather syntactic-semantic "Gestalts". He puts forward a new approach to syntactic representation and a new model of how language and languages work.