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An Introduction to Word Grammar

Richard Hudson (University College London)

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English
Cambridge University Press
29 July 2010
Word grammar is a theory of language structure and is based on the assumption that language, and indeed the whole of knowledge, is a network, and that virtually all of knowledge is learned. It combines the psychological insights of cognitive linguistics with the rigour of more formal theories. This textbook spans a broad range of topics from prototypes, activation and default inheritance to the details of syntactic, morphological and semantic structure. It introduces elementary ideas from cognitive science and uses them to explain the structure of language including a survey of English grammar.
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Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 247mm,  Width: 174mm,  Spine: 17mm
Weight:   690g
ISBN:   9780521721646
ISBN 10:   0521721644
Series:   Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
Pages:   348
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Undergraduate ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Richard Hudson is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at University College London. His recent publications include Language Networks: The New Word Grammar (2007).

Reviews for An Introduction to Word Grammar

'Masterfully written and meticulously organised, Richard Hudson's book describes how general principles of categorization and cognitive processing give rise to the network structure of language, and English grammar in particular. This is essential and accessible reading for anyone interested in the induction, generalization and organization of language in the mind.' Peter Robinson, Professor of Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo


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