English Inversion: A Ground-Before-Figure Construction

by Rong Chen

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The book provides an account of English inversion, a construction that displays perplexing idiosyncrasies at the level of semantics, phonology, syntax, and pragmatics. Basing his central argument on the claim that inversion is a linguistic representation of a Ground-before-Figure model, the author develops an elegant solution to a hitherto unsolved multidimensional linguistic puzzle and, in the process, supports the theoretical position that a cognitive approach best suits the multidimensionality of language itself. Engagingly written, the book will appeal to linguists of all persuasions and to any reader curious about the relationship between language and cognition.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:3110178109

ISBN13:9783110178104

Release Date:June 2003

Publisher:de Gruyter Mouton

Length:344 Pages

Weight:1.34 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Age Range:22 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary

Related Subjects

Foreign Language Foreign Language Learning Foreign Language Study Foreign Language Study & Reference Foreign Languages Language Arts

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