Conceptual Basis of Grammar

Author: Shi Yuzhi
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: The theoretical discussions in this book cover the interrelationship between semantics and grammar, the manifestation process of grammatical structures, the strengths and weaknesses of the two influential linguistic theories of today—cognitive linguistics and formal linguistics—as well as the ideas of the "synthesis theory of language competence." At the same time, the book systematically applies our theoretical thoughts to the analysis of various specific phenomena.