The English Change Network: Forcing Changes into SchemasWalter de Gruyter, 2013 M07 5 - 426 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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... coded through the verb . ' 2 . 19 Cognitive Grammar The present investigation into change constructions presupposes a cognitive approach to language . In particular , the theoretical as- sumptions this work rests upon are those of ...
... coded through the verb . ' 2 . 19 Cognitive Grammar The present investigation into change constructions presupposes a cognitive approach to language . In particular , the theoretical as- sumptions this work rests upon are those of ...
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... coded by way of the adjective phrase dry in ( 33a ) and the prepositional phrase ( PP ) to death in ( 33b ) . Admittedly , these examples are ame- nable to temporal interpretations such as " The kettle boiled until it became dry " and ...
... coded by way of the adjective phrase dry in ( 33a ) and the prepositional phrase ( PP ) to death in ( 33b ) . Admittedly , these examples are ame- nable to temporal interpretations such as " The kettle boiled until it became dry " and ...
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... coded , as in ( 43 ) : ( 43 ) a . John limped into the room . b . John ran into the room . C. The fly buzzed out of the window . ( 43a - b ) illustrate the directed ( or directional ) use of manner of mo- tion verbs and ( 43c ) shows ...
... coded , as in ( 43 ) : ( 43 ) a . John limped into the room . b . John ran into the room . C. The fly buzzed out of the window . ( 43a - b ) illustrate the directed ( or directional ) use of manner of mo- tion verbs and ( 43c ) shows ...
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... coded via the prepositional phrase ) , their relation is the opposite of the one implicit in ( 16 ) , John hammered the metal flat . In ( 43c ) , the motion event determines the verbal event ; in ( 16 ) , the verbal event determines the ...
... coded via the prepositional phrase ) , their relation is the opposite of the one implicit in ( 16 ) , John hammered the metal flat . In ( 43c ) , the motion event determines the verbal event ; in ( 16 ) , the verbal event determines the ...
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... coded through the verb , the object position can be employed to specify some other ( non - physical ) aspect of the ( verbally de- scribed ) emitted substance . For example , a message specifies the meaningful aspect of the emitted ...
... coded through the verb , the object position can be employed to specify some other ( non - physical ) aspect of the ( verbally de- scribed ) emitted substance . For example , a message specifies the meaningful aspect of the emitted ...
Contents
32 Gestalt versus partwhole properties | 155 |
33 Summary | 159 |
4 Interim conclusion | 161 |
41 Transitivity | 162 |
42 Resultative adjectives | 165 |
The Force Change Schema and the Event Change Schema | 173 |
1 The Force Change Schema | 174 |
11 Subcategorised objects | 175 |
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35 Summary | 76 |
Asymmetric resultatives and the change complex | 79 |
1 Transitivity | 80 |
12 The Direct Object Restriction | 82 |
13 Some problematic data | 86 |
14 Summary | 91 |
21 Allative and ablative prepositions | 92 |
22 Prepositions in the change complex | 100 |
23 The problematic examples | 105 |
24 Summary | 107 |
When properties are not in the eye of the beholder | 109 |
33 Goldbergs 1995 Unique Path Constraint | 115 |
4 Conclusion | 117 |
Motion and idiosyncrasy | 119 |
1 The motion scenario | 120 |
11 The motion scenario is evoked by the construction | 121 |
12 The motion scenario is evoked by the verb | 124 |
13 Summary | 129 |
2 Tight links and information retrieval | 130 |
22 Linking events | 135 |
3 Lexical variation | 137 |
31 Wechslers 2001 approach | 140 |
Abovethenorm reading and tight links | 178 |
13 Mild causality and specification | 201 |
14 Goldbergs 1995 analysis | 211 |
2 The Event Change Schema | 218 |
21 Temporal coextensiveness | 219 |
22 Temporal sequencing | 227 |
23 The transitive Event Change Schema and subject orientation | 229 |
3 Conclusion | 238 |
The Event Force Change Schema and verb classes | 241 |
1 The Event Force Change Schema | 242 |
12 The noncausal variant | 247 |
2 The lack of object orientation | 252 |
21 On satisfaction and love | 253 |
22 to the point of | 260 |
23 Partwhole variants | 264 |
3 On indeterminacy and complexity | 271 |
4 Verb classes | 274 |
41 Middle verbs | 278 |
42 Verbs of manner of motion | 279 |
43 Verbs of accompaniment | 281 |
44 Emission verbs | 284 |
45 Verbs of transformation and creation | 289 |
5 Conclusion | 292 |
atconstructions | 297 |
1 The conative alternation | 298 |
12 Van der Leeks 1996 analysis | 303 |
2 The allative and ablative scenarios | 309 |
Necessary contact without translational motion | 314 |
Translational motion with necessary contact | 319 |
3 Pesetskys 1995 paradox | 323 |
4 Conclusion | 326 |
Conclusion | 329 |
2 Summary | 330 |
Notes | 351 |
References | 379 |
Sources of examples | 389 |
Index | 391 |
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above-the-norm adjectives affected entity affectedness generalisation analysis argued arrow at-construction ball billiard-ball model blend causal Caused Motion Construction change complex change component change constructions change phrase Chris coded Cognitive Grammar Cognitive Linguistics conceptual conceptualised 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 implies input instantiations integration interpretation intransitive involved John hammered kicked landmark Langacker limp Linguistics linked manipulee manner of motion Matthew Kneale meaning metaphorical metonymy motion scenario move noncausal noun part-whole path position predicated prepositional phrase Rappaport Hovav relation resultative construction resultative phrase Sally shouted semantic sentence sound emission spatial specifies struction structure subcategorised object subevents subject orientation subject referent syntactic syntax temporal dependency theme tion trajector transitive verbs unaccusative verbs unidirectional energy flow upper box variant verbal event Vialli Wechsler's