Construction grammar; Language acquisition; Argument structure; Cognitive linguistics
Abstract :
[en] The main goal of Goldberg's new book 'Constructions at work' is the establishment of a psychologically and cross-linguistically realistic model of our knowledge of language within the framework of construction grammar (CxG; see Goldberg 1995, Croft 2001). The main claim is that our language system consists of a series of generalizations, which are CONSTRUCTED on the basis of input similarities and general cognitive mechanisms.
Research Center/Unit :
Functional Linguistics Leuven (FLL)
Disciplines :
Languages & linguistics
Author, co-author :
Petré, Peter ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des langues et littératures modernes > Département des langues et littératures modernes
Language :
English
Title :
Review of A. Goldberg (2005) Constructions at work. The nature of generalization in language (Oxford: Oxford University Press).
Publication date :
30 January 2007
Journal title :
Linguist List
ISSN :
1068-4875
Publisher :
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, United States
Volume :
17
Reviewed work :
Goldberg, Adele. 2006. Constructions at work. The nature of generalization in language. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
