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Explain Me This: Creativity, Competition, and the Partial Productivity of Constructions

Adele E. Goldberg • Princeton University Press • ISBN Not provided

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Explain Me This: Creativity, Competition, and the Partial Productivity of Constructions

Adele E. Goldberg • Princeton University Press • ISBN-13 9780691174259

ISBN-10 Not provided • 2019 • 1st Edition

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In 'Explain Me This', Adele E. Goldberg explores the intersection of creativity and competition in language, focusing on the partial productivity of constructions. The book delves into how language users innovate and adapt constructions, balancing creativity with communicative efficiency.

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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Paperback1st Edition2016
Pages: 288Language: EnglishPaper finish: Matte

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Contributor: Adele E. Goldberg

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Category: Cognitive ScienceCategory: Construction GrammarCategory: Language EvolutionCategory: Language TheoryCategory: LinguisticsCategory: SemanticsCategory: SyntaxCategory: TheoryInfluenced by: Noam ChomskyInfluenced by: George LakoffInfluenced by: Elizabeth BatesInfluenced by: Ray JackendoffInfluenced: Contemporary LinguistsInfluenced: Language EducatorsInfluenced: Cognitive ScientistsInfluenced: Communication TheoristsCornerstone of: Construction Grammar

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