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

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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wiechmann, Daniel (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin, Germany : De Gruyter Mouton, 2015.
Series:Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; Volume 268.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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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