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Can Construction Grammar Be Proven Wrong? (Elements in Construction Grammar)

Can Construction Grammar Be Proven Wrong? (Elements in Construction Grammar)

Can Construction Grammar Be Proven Wrong? (Elements in Construction Grammar)
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Can Construction Grammar Be Proven Wrong? (Elements in Construction Grammar) Paperback - 2024

by Cappelle, Bert

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  • Title Can Construction Grammar Be Proven Wrong? (Elements in Construction Grammar)
  • Author Cappelle, Bert
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition New
  • Pages 82
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press
  • Publication date 2024-02-01
  • Features Bibliography
  • Bookseller's Inventory # SKU0614615
  • ISBN 9781009343206 / 1009343203
  • Weight 0.27 lbs (0.12 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.17 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 0.43 cm)
  • Size 6x0x9
  • Category Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy
  • Library of Congress subjects Construction grammar
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2023053601
  • Dewey Decimal Code 415.018
  • Quantity available 2

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Construction Grammar has gained prominence in linguistics, owing its popularity to its inclusive approach that considers language units of varying sizes and generality as potential constructions - mentally stored form-function units. This Element serves as a cautionary note against complacency and dogmatism. It emphasizes the enduring importance of falsifiability as a criterion for scientific hypotheses and theories. Can every postulated construction, in principle, be empirically demonstrated not to exist? As a case study, the author examines the schematic English transitive verb-particle construction, which defies experimental verification. He argues that we can still reject its non-existence using sound linguistic reasoning. But beyond individual constructions, what could be a crucial test for Construction Grammar itself, one that would falsify it as a theory? In making a proposal for such a test, designed to prove that speakers also exhibit pure-form knowledge, this Element contributes to ongoing discussions about Construction Grammar's theoretical foundations.
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