Understanding relative clauses : a usage-based view on the processing of complex constructions

Understanding relative clauses : a usage-based view on the processing of complex constructions / Daniel Wiechmann.

The book offers a usage-based account of how humans comprehend complex linguistic structures. The author proposes a theory of constructional access, which treats syntactic patterns as complex and abstract signs. In this view, syntactic processing is subject to the very same dynamics as lexical proce...

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Main Author: Wiechmann, Daniel (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Germany : De Gruyter Mouton, 2015.
Series:Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; Volume 268.
Subjects:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Relative clauses.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Relative clauses
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Summary:The book offers a usage-based account of how humans comprehend complex linguistic structures. The author proposes a theory of constructional access, which treats syntactic patterns as complex and abstract signs. In this view, syntactic processing is subject to the very same dynamics as lexical processing and should yield the same type of frequency effects.
Physical Description:1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations, tables
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783110339581
3110339587
ISSN:1861-4302 ;
1861-4302
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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