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Language learning in higher education, May 1, 2024

From variation to iconicity, 2016

Benjamins current topics, Sep 8, 2014

Studies in language companion series, 2007

Cambridge University Press eBooks, Oct 10, 2019

Cognitive Linguistics, May 2, 2013

Zeitschrift Fur Anglistik Und Amerikanistik, Apr 1, 2006

Cambridge University Press eBooks, Oct 7, 2019

A pioneering collection of new research that explores categories, constructions, and change in th... more A pioneering collection of new research that explores categories, constructions, and change in the syntax of the English language. The volume, with contributions by world-renowned scholars as well as some emerging scholars in the field, covers a wide variety of approaches to grammatical categories and categorial change, constructions and constructional change, and comparative and typological research. Each of the fourteen chapters, based on the analysis of authentic data, highlights the wealth and breadth of the study of English syntax (including morphosyntax), both theoretically and empirically, from Old English through to the present day. The result is a body of research which will add substantially to the current study of the syntax of the English language, by stimulating further research in the field.

Oxford University Press eBooks, Dec 16, 2013

This chapter explores some of the ways in which cognitive linguists have interfaced with sociolin... more This chapter explores some of the ways in which cognitive linguists have interfaced with sociolinguistics in order to enrich and refine their analyses. It describes cognitive linguistic research on English and Dutch where the analysis benefits from taking a broader, social perspective than is usual for cognitive linguists. Furthermore, it discusses work on Lancashire dialect to illustrate some ways in which a cognitive perspective can be used to actually feed back into sociolinguistic theory and practice. The chapter also stresses the need for greater dialogue between construction grammarians and sociolinguistics in order to achieve a psychologically and socially plausible account of linguistic variation.