Correspondences, Compositionality, and Grammar

Authors

Ronald W. Langacker

Publication Date

1999-01-01

Abstract

My purpose is to present some basic notions of cognitive grammar (Langacker 1987; 1990; 1991), with special emphasis on the extent of semantic compositionality and the nature of grammatical dependencies. I will start by asking a very basic question that hardly anybody ever bothers to ask: Why should there be such a thing as grammar? The way we answer this question may well determine how we think about grammar and ultimately how we analyze it.

First Page

61

Last Page

76

Recommended Citation

Langacker, Ronald W. (1999) "Correspondences, Compositionality, and Grammar," Manusya, Journal of Humanities: Vol. 2: No. 2, Article 4.
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/manusya/vol2/iss2/4