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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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2015 Part 1 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2014] ©2015 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] ,
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (259 p.) |
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| Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Towards a theoretical framework of the right kind -- 3. Describing English RCCs: Methods and data -- 4. Expanding horizons: RCC in ambient configuration space -- 5. Psycholinguistic integration -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Index |
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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. |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9783110339581 9783110762518 9783110700985 9783110742961 9783110369526 9783110370270 |
| ISSN: | 1861-4302 ; |
| DOI: | 10.1515/9783110339581 |
| Access: | restricted access |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Daniel Wiechmann. |