Cognitive foundation of post-colonial englishes, the: construction grammar as the cognitive theory for the dynamic model
Auteur :
Hoffmann, Thomas
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108829236
Date de publication :
9 déc. 2021
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,1 x 0,5 cm
Poids :
120 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Currently, the most influential sociolinguistic model for the evolution of 'Post-Colonial Englishes' is the Dynamic Model. In this Element, I outline how Construction Grammar, the most prominent cognitive syntactic theory, can provide a cognitive foundation for the assumptions made by the Dynamic Model.