Contents
Note on Supplementary Material
Figures and Tables
Preface by the Series Editor
Preface by the Author
About the Author
Lecture 1 Introduction and Goals
Outline
1A Goals; โKnowledge of Languageโ in Cognitive Linguistics
Goals of the Lectures
What Does Knowledge of Language Consist of?
How Can Changes in Knowledge of Language Be Accounted for in Terms of Cognitive Construction Grammar?
Sources of Data and Evidence
1B Essentials of Cognitive Construction Grammar
Basic Principles of Cognitive Linguistics
Basic Principles of Cognitive Construction Grammar
1 Knowledge of Linguistic Conventions
2 Storage in the Constructicon
3 Knowledge of Constructions Is Both โItem-Specificโ and โGeneralized or Schematicโ
4 No Strict Dichotomy between Lexical and Grammatical Constructions
5 Semantics, Information Structure, and Pragmatics Are Interrelated
6 Knowledge of Language Is Usage-Based
7 Knowledge of Grammar Is Dynamic
Approaches to Pragmatics
Summary
Lecture 2 Essentials of a Historical Perspective on Language
Outline
2A Introducing Language Change
Why Does Language Change?
What Changes?
Innovation vs. Change
Gradual vs. Instantaneous Change
Mechanisms of Change
Summary
2B Constructionalization and Constructional Changes
Constructionalization and Constructional Changes
A Revised Characterization
Summary
Lecture 3Grammaticalization and Constructionalization Compared
3A Grammaticalization
Outline
Some Characterizations of the Term Grammaticalization
Unidirectionality
Degrammaticalization
Typology and Grammaticalization
The โLoss-and-Gainโ Model
Contextual Expansion
3B The Complementarity of Constructionalization and Grammaticalization
Background
The Main Research Questions
Positions Regarding Unidirectionality
Areas of Overlap
Reconceptualizing a Change in Terms of Diachronic Construction Grammar
Summary
Lecture 4 Discourse Structuring Markers, including Discourse Markers
Outline
4A Introduction to Discourse Structuring Markers, including Discourse Markers
Terminology
Characterization of Pragmatic Markers
4B Introduction to Discourse Structuring Markers: AFTER ALL
After all in Contemporary English
A Brief History of after all
Conclusion
Lecture 5 Some Alternative Approaches to the Development of Pragmatic Markers
Outline
5A The Grammaticalization and Pragmaticalization Hypotheses
The Grammaticalization Hypothesis
Pragmaticalization
5B Discourse Grammar
Cooptation
Theticals
Cognitive Construction Grammar
Lecture 6 Elaboratives
Outline
Background
6A The Development of also and eac
Also in PDE
The Development of also
The Development of eac
6B The Development of further, furthermore, moreover, and Other Elaborators
Further
Furthermore
Moreover
Additional Elaboratives
Conclusion
Lecture 7 Contrastives
Outline
Background
7A The Development of but and instead
But in PDE
The Development of but
Instead
7B The Development of the Contrastive DSMs All the Same and Anyway
What Is Meant by โConcessiveโ?
The Development of all the same
Use of all the same in a Courtesy Formula
Anyway
Conclusion
Lecture 8 Digressives
Outline
Digressives
8A The Development of a Digressive DM: by the way
By the way in PDE
The Development of DM by the way
Summary
8B A Digressive DM Combination: Oh, by the way
The Development of OBTW1
The Development of OBTW2
Pejorative Expressives
Summary
Lecture 9 Position
Outline
9A Constraints on DM or DSM Combinations
Combinations
From Combination to Unit: Is Oh, by the way Coming to Be Used as a Unit?
From Combination to Unit: now then
Summary
9B Clausal Position
Position Relative to the Clause
Summary
Lecture 10 Constructional Networks, Wrap Up
Outline
10A Networks
A Network of Connectors
Constructional Space
Summary
10B Wrapup: Summary of the Main Points of the Lectures
Envoi
References
About the Series Editor
Websites for Cognitive Linguistics and CIFCL Speakers
Appendix