Brings fresh insight to the analysis of varied grammatical phenomena. This work considers topics including constructions, grounding, clause structure and complex sentences. It is suitable for those concerned with the conceptual basis of meaning and linguistic structure.
By further articulating the framework and showing its application to numerous domains of linguistic structure, this book substantiates the claim that lexicon, morphology, and syntax form a gradation consisting of assemblies of symbolic structures (form-meaning pairings).
This classic research monograph develops and illustrates the theory of linguistic structure known as Cognitive Grammar, and applies it to representative phenomena in English and other languages.