Studies in lexicogrammar : theory and applications / edited by Grzegorz Drozdz.

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Intro -- Studies in Lexicogrammar -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Theoretical, methodological, and practical problems in the study of lexicogrammar -- 1. Introduction -- 2. An overview of approaches to lexicogrammar -- 2.1 The architecture of language: Non-cognitivist approaches -- 2.2 The architecture of language: Cognitive linguistic approaches -- 2.3 Generativist models and cognitive linguistic models: Differences and commonalities -- 3. The contributions in the present volume -- 4. Contributions to the volume -- 4.1 Theoretical and methodological issues -- 4.2 The semantics and pragmatics of morphosyntactic constructions -- 4.3 Figuration and lexicogrammar structure -- 4.4 Morphological and phonological structure -- 5. Directions for future research -- References -- Part I. Theoretical and methodological issues -- Toward an integrated view of structure, processing, and discourse -- 1. Overview -- 2. "Classical" CG -- 3. Architecture -- 3.1 Interactive substrate -- 3.2 Discursive substrate -- 4. Descriptive and discursive organization -- 5. Think globally, act locally -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Looking into introspection -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Folk theories, expert theories and writing -- 2.1 Intuitions about linguistic units: Sentences -- 2.2 Intuitions about linguistic units: Phonemes -- 2.3 Intuitions about linguistic units: Words -- 2.4 Grammaticality judgments -- 3. Literary dialogue and intuitions about spoken language -- 4. Coming out of the linguistic closet -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Virtual lexicogrammar -- 1. Setting the scene -- 2. Symbolic semantics in the lexicon-grammar continuum -- 3. The linguistic sign: From semiosis to metonymy -- 4. Virtuality in Langacker -- 5. Virtuality in the history of ideas -- 6. The virtuality of embodied cognition.

7. Conclusion: Virtual lexicon, grammar, and lexicogrammar -- References -- Part II. The semantics and pragmatics of morphosyntactic constructions -- From the meaning of the concrete noun to its grammatical property and back -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The classical approach to the count-mass distinction -- 3. The Cognitive Grammar contribution -- 3.1 The factors influencing the extent of meaning -- 3.2 The gradation of meaning -- 3.3 The CG approach to countability and uncountability -- 3.4 Construal -- 4. The Cognitive Grammar-based analysis -- 5. Observations and discussion -- References -- Dictionaries -- What? You and me get together? The place of the Incredulity Response Construction -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Differences between lexical and grammatical words -- 2.1 Encyclopedic meanings -- 2.2 Generality -- 2.3 Access to conscious reflection -- 2.4 Construal, non-truth conditionality -- 2.5 Subjectification -- 2.6 Continuum and division -- 3. The Incredulity Response Construction -- 3.1 General characterization -- 3.2 Semantics -- 3.3 Arguments in favor of an iconic binary analysis -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- The binding hierarchy and infinitival complementation in English and in Polish -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The binding hierarchy of clausal complementation (Giv�on 1980, 2001) -- 3. English and Polish complement taking predicates: A contrastive analysis -- 3.1 Verbs of desire and intention -- 3.2 Communication verbs -- 3.3 Causation verbs -- 3.4 Verbs of recall -- 4. Summary and conclusions -- References -- Dictionaries -- Corpora -- The conceptual structure of reflexivity in The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript E -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Reflexivity as a conceptual relation -- 3. Old English reflexive pronouns -- 4. The data, results, and discussion -- 4.1 Direct reflexive situations -- 4.2 The indirect reflexive situation type.

4.3 Logophoric reflexives -- 5. Conclusions -- References -- Internet sources -- Part III. Figuration and lexicogrammatical structure -- Lexical and grammatical dimensions of metaphor: A Cognitive Grammar perspective -- 1. A Cognitive Grammar view on metaphor -- 2. The analysis -- 2.1 A metaphorical extension of lumi�ere ('light') -- 2.2 Metaphorical extensions of items referring to a relatively large amount of light -- 2.3 Metaphorical extensions of items referring to a relatively small amount of light -- 2.4 A pattern -- 3. Conclusions -- References -- Dictionaries -- The interplay of metaphor and metonymy in English noun+noun compounds -- 1. Introduction -- 2. An overview of compounding in English -- 3. Conceptual metaphor in noun+noun compounds -- 4. Conceptual metonymy in noun+noun compounds -- 5. Metaphtonymy in noun+noun compounds -- 5.1 Metaphor-metonymy relationships in noun+noun compounds according to Benczes -- 5.2 Ruiz de Mendoza and Diez's typology of metaphor-metonymy interaction patterns -- 5.3 Metonymical expansions and reductions of metaphors in noun+noun compounds -- 6. Conclusions -- References -- Sources -- Towards an experientially-based classification of motion situations -- 1. Introduction -- the inseparability of force and motion in our everyday experienc -- 2. The concept of motion in Force Dynamics -- 3. The concept of force in the taxonomy of motion events -- 4. Force-motion analysis of metaphors of motion -- 5. Summary and conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Space and time in medium-mediated expressions of distance -- 1. Introduction -- 2. (Dis)analogies in the cognition of space and time -- 3. (A)symmetry in the cognition of space and time -- 4. Space and time in medium-mediated expressions of distance -- 4.1 Methodology of research -- 5. Representations of motion-framed distance for the medium of motion.

6. Conclusions -- References -- Part IV. Morphological and phonological structure -- Headedness of coordinate compounds in Polish and English -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The notion of the head -- 3. Selected compound classifications -- 4. Coordinate endocentric compounds in English -- 5. Coordinate endocentric compounds in Polish -- 6. Attributive compounds in English and Polish -- 7. Coordinate compounds at the border of syntax and morphology -- 8. Conclusion -- References -- Word-specific phonology: The impact of token frequency and base transparency -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Base transparency and Finnish assibilation -- 3. The suffix -ist-a/-yst-a -- 4. The diminutive suffix -ek -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Name index -- Subject index.

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