Explain Me This: Creativity, Competition, and the Partial Productivity of Constructions

by Adele Goldberg

Why our use of language is highly creative yet also constrained

We use words and phrases creatively to express ourselves in ever-changing contexts, readily extending language constructions in new ways. Yet native speakers also implicitly know when a creative and easily interpretable formulation--such as "Explain me this" or "She considered to go"--doesn't sound quite right. In this incisive book, Adele Goldberg explores how these...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691174261
• ISBN13: 9780691174266
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"