Creative construction grammar / Thomas Hoffmann, Mark Turner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoffmann, Thomas, 1976- author.

Turner, Mark, 1954- author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in cognitive linguistics

Cambridge elements. Elements in cognitive linguistics, 2633-3325

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Construction grammar.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"Constructions are long-term pairings in memory of form and meaning. How are they created and learned, how do they change, and how do they combine into new utterances (constructs, communicative performances) in working memory? Drawing on evidence from word-formation (blending, Noun-Noun-compounds) over idioms and argument structure constructions to multimodal communication, we argue that computational metaphors such as 'unification' or 'constraint-satisfaction' do not constitute a cognitively adequate explanation. Instead, we put forward the idea that construction combination is performed by Conceptual Blending – a domain-general process of higher cognition that has been used to explain complex human behavior such as, inter alia, scientific discovery, reasoning, art, music, dance, math, social cognition, and religion"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

What is ‘creative construction grammar’?

Why construction grammar needs a theory of creative combination

Candidate theories of creative combination

Blending

Creative construction grammar : blending in action.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references .

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge University Press, viewed December 10, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Hoffmann, Thomas, 1976- Creative construction grammar

ISBN:

9781009635240

1009635247

OCLC:

1559963013

Publisher Number:

CIPO000314554

Access Restriction:

Some versions: Open access versions available from some providers open access