Explain me this: creativity, competition, and the partial productivity of constructions
Auteur :
Goldberg, Adele E.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691174266
Date de publication :
12 févr. 2019
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Why our use of language is highly creative yet also constrainedWe use words and phrases creatively to express ourselves in ever-changing contexts, readily extending language constructions in new ways. Yet native speakers also implicitly know when a creative and easily interpretable formulation-such as "Explain me this" or "She considered to go"