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Cognitive foundations of grammar / Bernd Heine.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heine, Bernd, 1939- author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cognitive grammar.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (196 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The author argues that, as the main function of language is to convey meaning, language structure must be considered with reference to this function. A treatment is provided of the ways in which structure and usage can be explained with reference to the processes underlying human conceptualization.
- Contents:
- Contents; Abbreviations; 1 The Framework; 2 Numerals; 3 Spatial Orientation; 4 Indefinite Articles; 5 Possession; 6 Comparison; 7 Beyond Grammar; 8 Outlook; References; Author Index; Language Index; Subject Index
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 1997.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-173) and indexes.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-772139-7
- 1-280-52858-3
- 0-19-535620-9
- 1-4294-1464-2
- OCLC:
- 476006600
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