The English Change Network: Forcing Changes Into SchemasMouton de Gruyter, 2003 - 408 pages This book introduces the notion of change construction and systematically studies, within a Cognitive Grammar framework, the rich inventory of its instantiations in English, from well-known structures such as the so-called resultative construction to a variety of largely ignored types such as asymmetric resultatives, sublexical change constructions and mildly causal constructions. |
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ablative acceptable action adjectives affected analysis argued arrow associated ball become blend causal caused change component change constructions change phrase chapter Chris coded complex conceptual conceptualised Consider construed contains corresponds course denotes dependency describes discussion door emission emitted energy flow English entity Event Change Schema event component evoked example expressed fact Figure Finally flat Force Change Schema frightened Further generalisation hammered hand head Hence implies indicated instantiations integration intended interpretation involved John landmark latter Levin limp linked manipulee meaning metal metaphorical motion move necessarily object observed obtains occur orientation path position possible predicated prepositional phrase reading regarded relation representation represented respect resultative constructions resultative phrase Sally scenario seems semantic sense sentence shouted shows similar sound specifies structure subcategorised object subject referent temporal term theme tion trajector transitive usually variant verb verbal event