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Sheela Posted 21 years ago
Linguistics Studies
*Cognitive grammar
The language system allows to express a perceived events in different ways using different linguistic resources. Currently I am doing a research based on ideas from Langacker's Cognitive Grammar. Basically Langacker explains sentences through schemas or diagrams such identifying the subject as trajector(tr) and the object as landmark(lm).
Based on this, I would like to know what are the differences between:
a) The vase was smashed
b) The vase smashed
c) The vase is smashed
I am also having problem in displaying it in a diagram form. Please help.
Based on this, I would like to know what are the differences between:
a) The vase was smashed
b) The vase smashed
c) The vase is smashed
I am also having problem in displaying it in a diagram form. Please help.
Top answer
Sounds rather violent for grammar -- all those vases smashed and so on! I'm not familiar with Langacker nor with his trajectories and landmarks, sorry. And unfortunately, the format of the forum does not lend itself well to displaying diagrams.
- Sounds rather violent for grammar -- all those vases smashed and so on!
- I'm not familiar with Langacker nor with his trajectories and landmarks, sorry.
- And unfortunately, the format of the forum does not lend itself well to displaying diagrams.
- Maybe someone else on the forum will be able to help.
- I hope so because I'd love to hear more about it myself.
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Sounds rather violent for grammar -- all those vases smashed and so on!
I'm not familiar with Langacker nor with his trajectories and landmarks, sorry. And unfortunately, the format of the forum does not lend itself well to displaying diagrams.
Maybe someone else on the forum will be able to help. I hope so because I'd love to hear more about it myself.
Here's some
I'm not familiar with Langacker nor with his trajectories and landmarks, sorry. And unfortunately, the format of the forum does not lend itself well to displaying diagrams.
Maybe someone else on the forum will be able to help. I hope so because I'd love to hear more about it myself.
Here's some
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Dear Sheela,
I also do not know the answer to your question. But there are some linguistic blogs, some of them belong to PhD students. Try them, you may get an answer. Here is my favarite blog, though the material is usually too difficult for me, but you can find lots of lonks to other linguistic blogs:
I also do not know the answer to your question. But there are some linguistic blogs, some of them belong to PhD students. Try them, you may get an answer. Here is my favarite blog, though the material is usually too difficult for me, but you can find lots of lonks to other linguistic blogs:
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Hmm.. I'm not all that familiar but I think it might be like this:
This is a passive construction, so the grammatical subject becomes the trajector, O represents null semantic subject:
O -> Vase(TR)
Here there is no overt or implied cause. I would take it to mea
a) The vase was smashed
This is a passive construction, so the grammatical subject becomes the trajector, O represents null semantic subject:
O -> Vase(TR)
b) The vase smashed
Here there is no overt or implied cause. I would take it to mea
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Dear Sheela,
Have you tried google scholar search for finding the articles in which the words "cognitive grammar, trajector, landmark" are mentioned? Give it a try, you'll definitely find something.
scholar.google.com
Good luck
Have you tried google scholar search for finding the articles in which the words "cognitive grammar, trajector, landmark" are mentioned? Give it a try, you'll definitely find something.
scholar.google.com
Good luck
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Hallo Sheela,
Perhaps, you can help me work out the conceptual intergration network of the following blend:
The thermometre of success is the jelaousy of others (S. Dali)
I have come up with a few versions, but all of them seem wrong. At first I thought
it can just be illustrated by 2 input spaces + a generic space (a measuring tool or the indicator of the level of body t
Perhaps, you can help me work out the conceptual intergration network of the following blend:
The thermometre of success is the jelaousy of others (S. Dali)
I have come up with a few versions, but all of them seem wrong. At first I thought
it can just be illustrated by 2 input spaces + a generic space (a measuring tool or the indicator of the level of body t
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I failed to illustrate properly the idea of fictive motion (trajector/landmark).
I can't help with the mapping but here's something that might help you with fictive motion:
“The mountain range goes all the way from Mexico to Canada,” presents a static scene using motion. The static object, the horizontal, is a trajector that moves in time
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Thanks, Casi
I have also found some articles concerning this issue. Hopefully, I will sort it out quickly
Korin
I have also found some articles concerning this issue. Hopefully, I will sort it out quickly
Korin
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Oh, i find everywhere on the Net but I can find out the book: Cognitive Grammar by R.Langacker
Now I see here, Can you send me one copy by my email: (Email removed)
thankkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk you so muchhhhhhhhhhhhhh in advance
Now I see here, Can you send me one copy by my email: (Email removed)
thankkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk you so muchhhhhhhhhhhhhh in advance
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