The Cognitive Linguistics Reader - Vyvyan Evans
20. Logical and Typological Arguments for Radical Construction Grammar
The Cognitive Linguistics Reader - Vyvyan Evans
William Croft
University of New Mexico
Description
In this essay, the author develops the theoretical ramifications of taking seriously the notion of constructions, arguing on the basis of logical and typological evidence that constructions, not grammatical categories, are the linguistic primitives that best lend themselves to typological investigation and explanation