CONTENTS
Preface = ⅶ
Chapter 1 : Clause structure = 1
1 Basics of cognitive grammar = 1
1.1 Cognitive abilities = 2
1.2 Lexical meaning = 4
1.3 Lexical classes = 8
1.4 Symbolic complexity = 12
1.5 Extension to grammar = 18
2 Application to clause structure = 23
2.1 Conceptual archetypes = 24
2.2 Grammatical relations = 27
2.3 Case marking = 35
2.4 Marked coding = 39
3 Conclusion = 43
Chapter 2 : Evidence for descriptive constructs = 45
1 "Invisible" semantic constructs = 46
2 Scope = 49
3 Search domain = 53
4 Active zone = 62
5 Setting vs participant = 67
6 Semantics and grammar = 70
Chapter 3 : The meaning of of = 73
1 The question of meaningfulness = 73
2 Complement vs. modifier = 77
3 Nominal periphrasis = 83
4 Conclusion = 90
Chapter 4 : A dynamic usage-based model = 91
1 The usage-based conception = 91
2 Psychological phenomena = 93
3 Processing interpretation = 95
4 Basic linguistic problems = 98
4.1 Categorization of usage events = 99
4.2 Selection of categorizing structures = 104
4.3 Categorization vs. construction = 107
4.4 Composition = 109
4.5 Degrees of regularity = 113
4.6 Distribution = 117
5 Structural applications = 121
5.1 Lexicon and grammar = 122
5.2 Lexical semantics = 124
5.3 Phonology = 128
5.4 Morphology = 131
5.5 Morphophonemics = 135
5.6 Larger assemblies = 138
6 A final issue = 142
Chapter 5 : Conceptual grouping and constituency = 147
1 Constituency and grammatical relations = 147
2 Assemblies vs. building blocks = 151
3 Conceptual groupings = 156
4 Constituents as emergent entities = 159
5 Groupings and symbolic linkages = 165
6 Conclusion = 170
Chapter 6 : Reference point constructions = 171
1 Basic cognitive assumptions = 171
2 Reference points = 173
3 Possessives = 174
3.1 Characterization = 175
3.2 Possessive elements = 179
3.3 Further uses = 184
4 Additional reference point phenomena = 188
4.1 Quasi-possessive constructions = 188
4.2 Non-possessive constructions = 193
4.3 Metonymy = 198
5 Conclusion = 201
Chapter 7 : Viewing in cognition and grammar = 203
1 Viewing = 203
2 Construal = 206
3 Complement vs. modifier = 212
4 English tense and aspect = 218
4.1 Grounding predications = 218
4.2 Tense and aspect = 222
4.3 The progressive = 226
5 Subordination = 229
6 Anaphora = 234
6.1 Pronouns and reference points = 234
6.2 Pronoun-antecedent configurations = 239
7 Conclusion = 245
Chapter 8 : Generic constructions = 247
1 Higher-order entities = 247
2 Plural generics = 249
3 Quantifier constructions = 254
Chapter 9 : Grouping and pronominal anaphora = 261
1 Interaction, grammar, and discourse = 261
1.1 Negotiation and contextual understanding = 261
1.2 Incrementing the current discourse space = 264
1.3 Role of the composite conception = 267
2 Spaces, planes, and groupings = 269
2.1 Spaces and constituency = 269
2.2 Type plane = 270
2.3 Instance planes = 274
3 Antecedence and grouping = 278
3.1 Role of dominions = 278
3.2 In the wrong space at the wrong time = 281
4 Antecedents and reference points = 284
4.1 Anaphora with grounding quantifiers = 284
4.2 Quantifier scope = 289
4.3 Type specifications and "sloppy identity" = 292
5 Conclusion = 295
Chapter 10 : Subjectification and grammaticization = 297
1 Subjectification, attenuation, and transparency = 297
1.1 The nature of subjectification = 297
1.2 Dimensions and degrees of attenuation = 299
1.3 Attenuation and transparency = 302
2 Grammaticization = 306
2.1 Uses of have = 306
2.2 English modals = 307
2.3 Spanish estar = 309
2.4 Get-passives = 312
3 Conclusion = 314
Chapter 11 : Raising and transparency = 317
1 Previous accounts = 317
1.1 The classic raising analysis = 318
1.2 Critique of the classic analysis = 321
2 Logical grammatical relations = 325
2.1 A fallacious argument = 326
2.2 A case of polysemy = 327
2.3 The active-zone analysis = 330
3 Complex constructions = 332
4 General properties of raising constructions = 337
4.1 Grammatical relations = 337
4.2 Semantic non-equivalence = 338
4.3 Optionality of the complement clause = 340
4.4 Transparency = 342
4.5 Idioms and syntactic "dummies" = 344
5 Specific properties of raising constructions = 347
5.1 Subject-to-Object Raising = 348
5.2 Subject-to-Subject Raising = 349
5.3 Object-to-Subject Raising = 352
6 Final matters = 357
Chapter 12 : Dynamic conceptualization = 361
1 Previous applications = 361
2 Unification = 364
3 Back to clause structure = 370
4 Looking ahead = 376
Notes = 377
Chapter 1 = 377
Chapter 2 = 383
Chapter 3 = 384
Chapter 4 = 385
Chapter 5 = 386
Chapter 6 = 387
Chapter 7 = 388
Chapter 8 = 392
Chapter 9 = 392
Chapter 10 = 393
Chapter 11 = 394
Chapter 12 = 399
References = 401
Index = 419
