Download This PaperThe Role of Creativity in Multimodal Construction Grammar
Zeitschrift für Anglistik und Amerikanistik. Volume 66, Issue 3. Pages 357–370, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1515/zaa-2018-0030.
10 Pages Posted: 26 Feb 2021
Date Written: June 1, 2018
Abstract
Construction grammar accepts responsibility to account for forms of creativity otherwise almost entirely ignored in linguistics. This commitment is wise, given that creativity is the engine that develops systems of communication. Blending is the main mechanism of this creativity.
Keywords: Construction grammar, blending, conceptual integration, semantics, syntax
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Turner, Mark B., The Role of Creativity in Multimodal Construction Grammar (June 1, 2018). Zeitschrift für Anglistik und Amerikanistik. Volume 66, Issue 3. Pages 357–370, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1515/zaa-2018-0030., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3752046 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3752046
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