Papers by Ronald Langacker
Cognitive Linguistics, 2016
Although Cognitive Linguistics represents a recontextualization with respect to prior tradition, ... more Although Cognitive Linguistics represents a recontextualization with respect to prior tradition, internally it has been diverse and grounded from the outset. In design and principle, this holds for Cognitive Grammar, which seeks a comprehensive yet unified account of structure and use. It foreshadowed the “social turn” by claiming that the speaker-hearer interaction is inherent in linguistic units, which are abstracted from usage events; and also the “quantitative turn”, by its usage-based nature and the view that structure resides in processing activity. There is no single way of describing a language, just as there is no single way of describing a biological organism. Linguistics is thus a vast, multifaceted enterprise embracing a wide range of objectives, methods, and expertise. A number of points are made in this regard. (i) While corpus analysis is essential for many purposes, elicited and introspective data also have their place. (ii) With no inconsistency, language is validly...
Corela, 2010
Ce document a été généré automatiquement le 1 mai 2019. Corela-cognition, représentation, langage... more Ce document a été généré automatiquement le 1 mai 2019. Corela-cognition, représentation, langage est mis à disposition selon les termes de la licence Creative Commons Attribution-Pas d'Utilisation Commerciale-Partage dans les Mêmes Conditions 4.0 International.
ENGLISH LINGUISTICS, 2003
Cognitive Grammar claims that grammatical structure is symbolic in nature and that constructions ... more Cognitive Grammar claims that grammatical structure is symbolic in nature and that constructions are the primary objects of description. A construction is an assembly of symbolic structures (form-meaning pairings) linked by correspondences. While constructions have certain characteristic features, various kinds of departure from this prototype are also common. Grammatical patterns are captured by constructional schemas (schematic symbolic assemblies). Grammatical dependencies reside in correspondences between semantic elements, with the consequence that constituency is non-essential and often variable. The symbolic view of grammar offers a viable alternative to the autonomy thesis.
Acta Linguistica Hungarica, 2005
In this interview with the founder of cognitive grammar as a model of description the following m... more In this interview with the founder of cognitive grammar as a model of description the following major issues have been raised and discussed: (i) relations between models of cognitive linguistics: cognitive grammar vs. construction grammar; (ii) the nature of lexical representation: the scope of wordhood vs. expressions; (iii) the nature and role of domains vs. types of conceptual structure such as scenes, frames, and scripts; (iv) the status and scope of active zones in linguistic description; (v) the nature of economy in linguistic representation at various levels-lexical semantic vs. lexical pragmatic issues; (vi) the treatment of part of speech relatedness in cognitive grammar, with special emphasis on the status of adjectives; (vii) the notion of linguistic modularity.
Distinguished Lectures in Cognitive Linguistics publishes the keynote lectures series given by pr... more Distinguished Lectures in Cognitive Linguistics publishes the keynote lectures series given by prominent international scholars at the China International Forum on Cognitive Linguistics since 2004. Each volume contains the transcripts of 10 lectures under one theme given by an acknowledged expert on a subject and readers have access to the audio recordings of the lectures through links in the e-book and QR codes in the printed volume. This series provides a unique course on the broad subject of Cognitive Linguistics. Speakers include George Lakoff, Ronald Note on Supplementary Material All original audio-recordings and other supplementary material such as any handouts and powerpoint presentations for the lecture series, have been made available online and are referenced via unique DOI numbers on the website www.figshare.com. They may be accessed via a QR code for the print version of this book, in the e-book both the QR code and dynamic links will be available which can be accessed by a mouse-click. The material can be accessed on figshare.com through a PC internet browser or via mobile devices such as a smartphone or tablet. To listen to the audiorecording on hand-held devices, the QR code that appears at the beginning of each chapter should be scanned with a smart phone or tablet. A QR reader/ scanner and audio player should be installed on these devices. Alternatively, for the e-book version, one can simply click on the QR code provided to be redirected to the appropriate website. This book has been made with the intent that the book and the audio are both available and usable as separate entities. Both are complemented by the availability of the actual files of the presentations and material provided as handouts at the time these lectures have been given. All rights and permission remain with the authors of the respective works, the audio-recording and supplementary material are made available in Open Access via a CC-BY-NC license and are reproduced with kind permission from the authors. The recordings are courtesy of the China International Forum on Cognitive Linguistics (http://cifcl.buaa.edu.cn/), funded by the Beihang University Grant for International Outstanding Scholars. The complete collection of lectures by Ronald W. Langacker can be accessed through scanning this QR code.
Nouns and verbs
Language, 1987
RONALD W. LANGACKER University of California, San Diego The universal grammatical categories NOUN... more RONALD W. LANGACKER University of California, San Diego The universal grammatical categories NOUN and VERB are held susceptible to notional characterization. The traditional objections to this claim are overcome by an appropriate view of linguistic semantics, one based on ...
English Language and Linguistics, 2001
It is generally agreed that the English ‘present tense’ is not appropriately analyzed as indicati... more It is generally agreed that the English ‘present tense’ is not appropriately analyzed as indicating present time: present-time events often cannot be expressed in the present tense; conversely, the present tense is often used for nonpresent occurrences. I will argue, however, that these problems are only apparent, arising from a failure to appreciate the numerous conceptual factors that are crucially involved. When these are properly elucidated, using notions available in cognitive semantics and cognitive grammar, the characterization ‘coincidence with the time of speaking’ proves remarkably adequate in accounting for present-tense usage.
The American Historical Review, 1977
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