Buch, Englisch, Band 12, 254 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 630 g
Buch, Englisch, Band 12, 254 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 630 g
Reihe: Constructional Approaches to Language
ISBN: 978-90-272-0434-9
Verlag: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Sentence Patterns in English and Hebrew offers an innovative perspective on sentential syntax, in which sentence patterns are introduced as constructions within the general framework of Construction Grammar. Drawing on naturally occurring data collected from the Internet, the study challenges the prevailing view of predication as the sole mechanism of sentence formation, and introduces the idea of patterning as a complementary, sometimes even alternative mechanism. Major sentence patterns of English and Hebrew are systematically presented, targeting both their form and their function. A contrastive analysis of the sentence patterns in these two languages results in postulating a typological group, in which cognitive motivations are shown to account for both similarities and differences within the typology.
Sentence Patterns in English and Hebrew will appeal to scholars of constructional approaches, cognitive linguistics, typology, syntax, as well as anyone interested in English and Hebrew.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien
- Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Grammatik, Syntax, Morphologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Historische & Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft, Sprachtypologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Psycholinguistik, Neurolinguistik, Kognition
Weitere Infos & Material
Acknowledgements
Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction: Justifying sentence patterns
Chapter 2. Subject initial sentence patterns
Chapter 3. Predicate initial sentence patterns
Chapter 4. A field of sentence patterns
Chapter 5. The conceptual category of existence
Chapter 6. The conceptual category of evaluation
Chapter 7. The conceptual category of environmental conditions
Chapter 8. Situation types and information structure
Chapter 9. Non-canonical expletive behavior
Chapter 10. Patterning revisited
Chapter 11. Noun incorporation
Chapter 12. Conclusion
References
Index of constructions
Author index
Subject index
