紹介
'Cognitive Grammar' is a theory of language which has been developing since the late 1970's. Underlying the theory is the assumption that language is inherently symbolic in nature and that a language provides its speakers with a set of resources for relating phonological structures with semantic structures. John R. Taylor introduces the theory of Cognitive Grammar, placing it in the context of current theoretical debates about the nature of linguistic knowledge, and relating it to more general trends in 'cognitive' linguistics. The central concepts of the theory are explained in clear, non-technical language, and are applied to in-depth discussions of a range of topics in semantics, syntax, morphology, and phonology. Suggestions for further applications of the theory are contained in the numerous study questions which accompany each of the main chapters.
目次
PART 1 BACKGROUND
1. Cognitive Grammar and Cognitive Linguistics
2. Cognitive Grammar: An Overview
3. The Symbolic Thesis
4. The Symbolic Thesis: Some Questions and Answers
5. Phonological Structure in Cognitive Grammar
6. Semantic Structure in Cognitive Grammar
PART 2 BASIC CONCEPTS
7. Schema and Instance
8. Schema and Instance in Phonology
9. Schema and Instance in Symbolic Units
10. Meaning: Profile, Base, and Domain
11. Nominal and Relational Profiles
12. Syntagmatic Relations: Combining Semantic Units
13. Syntagmatic Relations in Phonology
PART 3 MORPHOLOGY
14. Morphology
15. Analysability and Productivity
16. Schema Competition
17. Kinds of Symbolic Units
PART 4 NOUNS, VERBS, AND CLAUSES
18. Nouns and Nominals
19. Count nouns and Mass nouns
20. Tense and Aspect
21. Clause Structure
PART 5 MORE ON MEANING
22. Domains
23. Networks and Complex Categories
PART 6 APPROACHES TO METAPHOR
24. Metaphor: The Lakovian Approach
25. Jackendorff and Langacker on 'Go'
26. Alternatives to Metaphor
PART 7 IDIOMS AND CONSTRUCTIONS
27. Idioms, Formulas, and Fixed Expressions
28. Constructions
References