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11 Clause Structure
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Ronald W. Langacker
Published: 14 February 2008
...A full clause profiles a grounded instance of a process type. Conceptual archetypes function as the prototypical values of basic clause types and clausal elements. Languages naturally differ in their implementation of this general characterization, and within a language clauses are varied...
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2 Conceptual Semantics
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Ronald W. Langacker
Published: 14 February 2008
... conceptions, each basic in its own respect. Certain fundamental grammatical notions are semantically characterized both schematically, in terms of basic cognitive abilities, and prototypically, in terms of experientially grounded conceptual archetypes. Linguistic meanings do not reflect the world in any...
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4 Grammatical Classes
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Ronald W. Langacker
Published: 14 February 2008
... the prototype level (for typical examples) and the schema level (valid for all instances). The prototypes are based on conceptual archetypes: objects for nouns, and actions for verbs. The schemas are independent of any particular conceptual content, residing instead in basic cognitive abilities immanent...
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