An introduction to word grammar
By: Richard Hudson
Series: Cambridge textbooks in linguistics
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780521896900; 9780521721646
Description: "Word grammar is a theory of language structure and is based on the assumption that language, and indeed the whole of knowledge, is a network, and that virtually all of knowledge is learned. It combines the psychological insights of cognitive linguistics with the rigour of more formal theories. This textbook spans a broad range of topics from prototypes, activation and default inheritance to the details of syntactic, morphological and semantic structure. It introduces elementary ideas from cognitive science and uses them to explain the structure of language including a survey of English grammar"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Part I. How the Mind Works: 1. Introduction to cognitive science; 2. Categorization; 3. Network structure; 4. Network activity; Part II. How Language Works: 5. Introduction to linguistics; 6. Words as concepts; 7. Syntax; 8. Using and learning language; Part III. How English Works: 9. Introduction to English linguistics; 10. English words; 11. English syntax.