Date: 11-Feb-2009 From: Paul Peranteau <paulbenjamins.com> Subject: Deconstructing Constructions: Butler, Martín Arista (Eds) E-mail this message to a friend
Title: Deconstructing Constructions
Series Title: Studies in Language Companion Series 107
Published: 2009
Publisher: John Benjamins
http://www.benjamins.com/
Editor: Christopher S. Butler
Editor: Javier Martín Arista
Electronic: ISBN: 9789027289605 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 105.00
Electronic: ISBN: 9789027289605 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 158.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027205742 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 105.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027205742 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 158.00
Abstract:
This collection of papers brings together contributions from experts in functional linguistics and in Construction Grammar approaches, with the aim of exploring the concept of construction from different angles and trying to arrive at a better understanding of what a construction is, and what roles constructions play in the frameworks which can be located within a multidimensional functional-cognitive space. At the same time, the volume has a historical dimension, for instance in plotting the developments which led to recent models. The book is organised in three sections: the first deals with particular theoretical issues, the second is devoted to the recent Lexical Constructional Model, and the third presents a number of analyses of specific constructions. The volume thus makes an important contribution to the ongoing debate about the relationship between functionalist and constructionist models.
Linguistic Field(s):
Linguistic Theories
Morphology
Syntax