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 89
... verb of removal , which seems counterintuitive . Third , the same verb can sometimes be used in two constructions , one of which denotes separation and the other crea- tion , see ( 85 ) and ( 86 ) respectively . ( 85 ) I had to tear the ...
... verb of removal , which seems counterintuitive . Third , the same verb can sometimes be used in two constructions , one of which denotes separation and the other crea- tion , see ( 85 ) and ( 86 ) respectively . ( 85 ) I had to tear the ...
Page 164
... verb nod is construed as a verb of emission ( i.e. it implies the movement of an object originat- ing from the subject referent ) : the ball is the emitted entity in ( 203 ) . Second , the constructional object is strongly linked to the ...
... verb nod is construed as a verb of emission ( i.e. it implies the movement of an object originat- ing from the subject referent ) : the ball is the emitted entity in ( 203 ) . Second , the constructional object is strongly linked to the ...
Page 367
... verb is syntactically intransitive ) and yet the verb in question is necessarily understood with reference to an affected entity ( i.e. the ball ) . A sentence like He headed a goal ( i.e. " He scored a goal by hitting the ball with his ...
... verb is syntactically intransitive ) and yet the verb in question is necessarily understood with reference to an affected entity ( i.e. the ball ) . A sentence like He headed a goal ( i.e. " He scored a goal by hitting the ball with his ...
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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