Part I PRELIMINARIES
1: Orientation
2: Conceptual Semantics
3: Construal
Part II FUNDAMENTALS
4: Grammatical Classes
5: Major Subclasses
6: Constructions: General Characterization
7: Constructions: Descriptive Factors
8: Rules and Restrictions
Part III STRUCTURES
9: Grounding
10: Nominal Structure
11: Clause Structure
12: Complex Sentences
Part IV FRONTIERS
13: Discourse
14: Engaging the World
References
Ronald W. Langacker retired after 37 years as Professor of Linguistics at the University of California, San Diego. He was originally trained in generative linguistics, and worked for a decade on the Uto-Aztecan family of Native American languages. Since 1976 he has been developing the theory of Cognitive Grammar (a radical alternative to generative theory) as part of the broader tradition of cognitive linguistics.
...must be commended for its style and language...reading it is a
very enjoyable experience...an extremely valuable reference work
for scholars...a 'must read'...
*Tore Nesset, Linguistics*
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