Pattern, construction, system : a unified approach to grammar and lexis / Susan Hunston, University of Birmingham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hunston, Susan, 1953- Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Construction grammar.

Systemic grammar.

Corpora (Linguistics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 247 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

Construction Grammar and Systemic Functional Grammar take different approaches to the study of lexico-grammar, based on language as a cognitive and as a social phenomenon respectively. This is the first book to bring the two approaches together, using corpus-based Pattern Grammar as an underlying descriptive framework, in order to present a comprehensive and original treatment of verb-based patterns in English. It describes in detail two processes: deriving over 800 verb argument constructions from 50 verb complementation patterns; and using those constructions to populate systemic networks based on 9 semantic fields. The result is an approach to the lexis and grammar of English that unifies disparate theories, finding synergies between them and offering a challenge to each. Pattern Grammar, Construction Grammar and Systemic-Functional Grammar are introduced in an accessible way, making each approach accessible to readers from other backgrounds. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Aug 2025).

ISBN:

1-009-62901-8

1-009-62904-2

1-009-62906-9

Access Restriction:

Open Access. Unrestricted online access