This course is a primer in Construction Grammar, a cognitively and functionally oriented framework in which syntactic
representations are understood as conventionalized associations between form and function. Focus will be on the
framework's analytic methods and on articulating generalizations about speakers' linguistic knowledge. We will also examine
the ways in which variation in grammatical form can be systematically captured and explained. Using material from English,
Czech, and from various less familiar languages, we will explore what typologically different grammars share and in what
sense the constructional approach can serve as a universal model of language.
Last update: Freitas Lopesová Zuzana, Mgr. (11.02.2010)
This course is a primer in Construction Grammar, a cognitively and functionally oriented framework in which syntactic
representations are understood as conventionalized associations between form and function. Focus will be on the
framework's analytic methods and on articulating generalizations about speakers' linguistic knowledge. We will also examine
the ways in which variation in grammatical form can be systematically captured and explained. Using material from English,
Czech, and from various less familiar languages, we will explore what typologically different grammars share and in what
sense the constructional approach can serve as a universal model of language.
Last update: Freitas Lopesová Zuzana, Mgr. (11.02.2010)
Aim of the course -
placing Construction Grammar among other linguistic theories
mastery of the constructional analytic method
basics of the formalism
analysis of fundamental syntactic relations (modification, agreement, predication, valence, etc.)
independent formulation of constructional generalizations and representations
Last update: Freitas Lopesová Zuzana, Mgr. (11.02.2010)
placing Construction Grammar among other linguistic theories
mastery of the constructional analytic method
basics of the formalism
analysis of fundamental syntactic relations (modification, agreement, predication, valence, etc.)
independent formulation of constructional generalizations and representations
Last update: Freitas Lopesová Zuzana, Mgr. (11.02.2010)
Literature -
Fried, Mirjam & Jan-Ola Östman (2004), Construction Grammar: a thumbnail sketch. In M. Fried & J-O. Östman (eds.), Construction Grammar in a cross-language perspective, 11-86. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Michael Tomasello (1998), Introduction: a cognitive-functional perspective on language structure. In M. Tomasello (ed.), The new psychology of language, vii-xxiii. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.
Fillmore, Charles J. (1982), Frame semantics. In the Linguistic Society of Korea (ed.), Linguistics in the morning calm, 111-137. Seoul: Hanshin.
další literatura (kratší články) bude průběžně dodávána během semestru, většinou elektronicky
Last update: Freitas Lopesová Zuzana, Mgr. (11.02.2010)
Fried, Mirjam & Jan-Ola Östman (2004), Construction Grammar: a thumbnail sketch. In M. Fried & J-O. Östman (eds.), Construction Grammar in a cross-language perspective, 11-86. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Michael Tomasello (1998), Introduction: a cognitive-functional perspective on language structure. In M. Tomasello (ed.), The new psychology of language, vii-xxiii. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.
Fillmore, Charles J. (1982), Frame semantics. In the Linguistic Society of Korea (ed.), Linguistics in the morning calm, 111-137. Seoul: Hanshin.
další literatura (kratší články) bude průběžně dodávána během semestru, většinou elektronicky
Last update: Freitas Lopesová Zuzana, Mgr. (11.02.2010)
Teaching methods -
seminar
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seminá?
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Syllabus -
Functional-cognitive vs. formal theories of grammar
Arguments for Construction Grammar
Basic concepts and terminology
Nominal constructions
Valence constructions
Phrasal syntax (phrases, clauses, sentences)
Constructional maps
Diachronic analysis in Construction Grammar
Last update: Freitas Lopesová Zuzana, Mgr. (11.02.2010)
Functional-cognitive vs. formal theories of grammar
Arguments for Construction Grammar
Basic concepts and terminology
Nominal constructions
Valence constructions
Phrasal syntax (phrases, clauses, sentences)
Constructional maps
Diachronic analysis in Construction Grammar
Last update: Freitas Lopesová Zuzana, Mgr. (11.02.2010)
