English Inversion - A Ground-before-Figure Construction (Hardcover, Reprint 2013)

The book provides an account of English inversion, a construction that displays perplexing idiosyncrasies at the level of semantics, phonology, syntax, and pragmatics. Basing his central argument on the claim that inversion is a linguistic representation of a Ground-before-Figure model, the author develops an elegant solution to a hitherto unsolved multidimensional linguistic puzzle and, in the process, supports the theoretical position that a cognitive approach best suits the multidimensionality of language itself. Engagingly written, the book will appeal to linguists of all persuasions and to any reader curious about the relationship between language and cognition.

General

Imprint:	de Gruyter Mouton
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Cognitive Linguistics Research [CLR]
Release date:	June 2003
First published:	2003
Authors:	Rong Chen
Dimensions:	230 x 155 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	344
Edition:	Reprint 2013
ISBN-13:	978-3-11-017810-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Grammar, syntax, linguistic structure > General
LSN:	3-11-017810-9
Barcode:	9783110178104

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