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1 online resource (vii, 325 pages) |
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Human cognitive processing, 1387-6724 ; v. 17 |
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Human cognitive processing ; v. 17. 1387-6724
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| Contents |
Idiomatic Creativity; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Tables and figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Idiom representation and variation -- a hard nut to crack; The cognitive architecture of meaning and language; Idiom representation -- a cognitive-linguistic model; The conceptual motivation of idioms denoting success, progress and failure; Idiom variation and variability -- a cognitive-linguistic model; The lexicogrammatical variation of idioms denoting success, progress and failure; Conclusions and outlook; Notes; References; Author index; Subject index |
| Summary |
This book revisits the theoretical and psycholinguistic controversies centred around the intriguing nature of idioms and proposes a more systematic cognitive-linguistic model of their grammatical status and use. Whenever speakers vary idioms in actual discourse, they open a linguistic window into idiomatic creativity - the complex cognitive processing and representation of these heterogeneous linguistic constructions. Idiomatic creativity therefore raises two challenging questions: What are the cognitive mechanisms that underlie and shape idiom-representation? How do these mechanisms define th |
| Notes |
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Basel, 2003 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
English language -- Idioms.
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English language -- Variation.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General.
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English language -- Idioms
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English language -- Variation
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Idioom.
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Engels.
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Sprachvariante -- Kreativität -- Englisch.
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Kreativität -- Sprachvariante -- Englisch.
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Englisch -- Sprachvariante -- Kreativität.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789027293763 |
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9027293767 |
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9789027223708 |
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902722370X |
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1282156063 |
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9781282156067 |
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9786612156069 |
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6612156066 |
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