Idiomatic creativity: a cognitive-linguistic model of idiom-representation and idiom-variation in English
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1. Verfasser: Langlotz, Andreas 1973- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam J. Benjamins 2006
Schriftenreihe:Human cognitive processing 17
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Beschreibung:Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Basel, 2003. - Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references and index
Idiomatic Creativity; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Tables and figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Idiom representation and variation -- a hard nut to crack; The cognitive architecture of meaning and language; Idiom representation -- a cognitive-linguistic model; The conceptual motivation of idioms denoting success, progress and failure; Idiom variation and variability -- a cognitive-linguistic model; The lexicogrammatical variation of idioms denoting success, progress and failure; Conclusions and outlook; Notes; References; Author index; Subject index
This book revisits the theoretical and psycholinguistic controversies centred around the intriguing nature of idioms and proposes a more systematic cognitive-linguistic model of their grammatical status and use. Whenever speakers vary idioms in actual discourse, they open a linguistic window into idiomatic creativity - the complex cognitive processing and representation of these heterogeneous linguistic constructions. Idiomatic creativity therefore raises two challenging questions: What are the cognitive mechanisms that underlie and shape idiom-representation? How do these mechanisms define th
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (vii, 325 pages)
ISBN:9027293767
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