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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Page 141
... theme corresponds to the theme , TH , illustrated in Fig- ure 18 as the smaller circle inscribed in the bigger one on the left . The theme moves ( either literally or metaphorically ) along a path , P , ( roughly corresponding to ...
... theme corresponds to the theme , TH , illustrated in Fig- ure 18 as the smaller circle inscribed in the bigger one on the left . The theme moves ( either literally or metaphorically ) along a path , P , ( roughly corresponding to ...
Page 142
... theme argument ( as in the example in Figure 19 , where the dashed line connects the theme with the ma- nipulee ) , but this is not necessarily always the case ( as in Vialli headed Chelsea in front ) . Given Wechsler's model of ...
... theme argument ( as in the example in Figure 19 , where the dashed line connects the theme with the ma- nipulee ) , but this is not necessarily always the case ( as in Vialli headed Chelsea in front ) . Given Wechsler's model of ...
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... theme in the change component , it must also be a theme in the event component since the upper box does not distinguish between the two processes . In the terminology of Fauconnier and Turner ( 2002 ) , the two processes are blended and ...
... theme in the change component , it must also be a theme in the event component since the upper box does not distinguish between the two processes . In the terminology of Fauconnier and Turner ( 2002 ) , the two processes are blended and ...
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above-the-norm affected entity affectedness generalisation analysis animacy argued at-construction ball billiard-ball model blend causal Caused Motion Construction change complex change component change construction change phrase Chris coded Cognitive Cognitive Grammar conceptual conceptualised construal constructional object construed corresponds denotes East Timor emission verbs Eurozone Event Change Schema event component Event Force Change evoked example fact Fauconnier Figure Force Change Schema frightened Goldberg hammered the metal Hence homomorphism implies input instantiations integration interpretation intransitive involved John hammered kicked kissed landmark Langacker limp linked manipulee manner of motion Matthew Kneale meaning metaphorical metonymic motion scenario move noncausal noun paraphrase part-whole path position predicated prepositional phrase Rappaport Hovav realised relation resultative constructions resultative phrase Sally shouted semantic sentence sound emission spatial specifies structions structure subcategorised object subevents subject orientation subject referent syntax temporal dependency tion trajector transitive verbs unaccusative verbs unidirectional energy flow upper box variant verbal event Vialli Wechsler's