Idiomatic creativity : a cognitive-linguistic model of idiom-representation and idiom-variation in English /

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This book revisits the theoretical and psycholinguistic controversies centred around the intriguing nature of idioms and proposes a more systematic cognitive-linguistic model of their grammatical status and use. Whenever speakers vary idioms in actual discourse, they open a linguistic window into id...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Langlotz, Andreas
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 2006.
Series:Human cognitive processing ; v. 17.
Subjects:
English language > Idioms.
English language > Variation.
Anglais (Langue) > Idiotismes.
Anglais (Langue) > Variation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > General.
English language > Idioms
English language > Variation
Idioom.
Engels.
Sprachvariante > Kreativität > Englisch.
Kreativität > Sprachvariante > Englisch.
Englisch > Sprachvariante > Kreativität.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Idiomatic Creativity; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Tables and figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Idiom representation and variation
  • a hard nut to crack; The cognitive architecture of meaning and language; Idiom representation
  • a cognitive-linguistic model; The conceptual motivation of idioms denoting success, progress and failure; Idiom variation and variability
  • a cognitive-linguistic model; The lexicogrammatical variation of idioms denoting success, progress and failure; Conclusions and outlook; Notes; References; Author index; Subject index.

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