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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Cognitive grammar."”.
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A Cognitive Grammar Analysis of the Semantics of the Russian Verbal Prefix na-
The Russian verbal prefix na- is one of a set of aspectual prefixes that exhibit characteristics of both derivational and inflectional morphemes. In addition to forming aspectual pairs as a grammatical marker of Perfective aspect, na-, in many cases, also carries lexical meaning; in these cases, …
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"C'est either que tu parles francais, c'est either que tu parles anglais": A cognitive approach to Chiac as a contact language
… other social groups. Within the framework of Cognitive Grammar (CG) I model the emergence of Chiac due to these social factors. The advantage of a CG approach is that, in addition to allowing for a unified analysis of how social factors influence linguistic structure, it treats the bilingual …
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Análisis microcognitivo de los compuestos nominales en un lexicón de inglés contemporáneo
… and basic principles within the field of cognitive linguistics and microcognition: Langacker's Cognitive Grammar, the Theory of Conceptual Metaphor as proposed by Lakoff and Johnson, Turner and Fauconnier's Theory of Conceptual Integration as well as Pustejovsky's Generative Lexicon. All …
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The Role of Formulaic Language in the Creation of Grammar
Research in the field of Formulaic Language has shown it to be a very diverse phenomenon in both the form it takes and the functions it performs (e.g., Erma and Warren, 2000; Wray, 2002). The proposal made by Sinclair (1991) states that language as a system is organized according to two principles, …
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Blending cognitive rule-based, process-based, and context-based theories in the development of online grammar instruction
… that would better educate learners about grammar use in higher education, given the complexity of the rule learning that was being asked of them. By blending approaches from tested educational research on cognitive information processing theories, schema theories, and situated cognitive …
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Yusef Komunyakaa: Questioning traditional metaphors of light and darkness
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Metaphors, Myths, and Archetypes: Equal Paradigmatic Functions in Human Cognition?
… in synthesizing views of domains of inquiry into cognitive processes of the human mind. It draws from cognitive models developed in linguistics and anthropology, taking into account hypotheses put forth by psychologists like Jung. It sets the stage for an analysis that intends to further …
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A contextual analysis of compound nouns in Shona lexicography
… are the Traditional Descriptive Approach (TDA), Cognitive Approach (CG), Systemic Functional Approach (SFL), and Semiotic Remediation (SRM). TDA is used in the linguistic categorisation of Shona compound nouns. In addition, it provides the metalanguage with which to describe the constituent parts …
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In ruimtes vasgekeer: 'n Kognitiewe benadering tot metafore in dekoloniale diskoers
Afrikaans: Die kognitiewe linguistiek voer aan dat meeste abstrakte konsepte slegs in terme van metafore bedink en verstaan kan word. Dekolonialiteit as abstrakte konsep is steeds ’n vurige besprekingspunt in die konteks van hoër onderwys in Suid-Afrika. Hierdie verhandeling beoog om die verband …