The Cognitive Foundation of Post-Colonial Englishes Construction Grammar As the Cognitive Theory for the Dynamic Model |
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| Author:
| Hoffmann, Thomas |
| Series title: | Elements in World Englishes Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-90973-0 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2021 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | USD $120.00 |
Book Description:
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Currently, the most influential sociolinguistic model for the evolution of 'Post-Colonial Englishes' is the Dynamic Model. In this Element, I outline how Construction Grammar, the most prominent cognitive syntactic theory, can provide a cognitive foundation for the assumptions made by the Dynamic Model.
Currently, the most influential sociolinguistic model for the evolution of 'Post-Colonial Englishes' is the Dynamic Model. In this Element, I outline how Construction Grammar, the most prominent cognitive syntactic theory, can provide a cognitive foundation for the assumptions made by the Dynamic Model.