The nature of generalization in language

Adele E. Goldberg

doi:10.1515/COGL.2009.005

The nature of generalization in language

Adele E. Goldberg

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Abstract

This paper provides a concise overview of Constructions at Work (Goldberg 2006). The book aims to investigate the relevant levels of generalization in adult language, how and why generalizations are learned by children, and how to account for cross-linguistic generalizations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	93-127
Number of pages	35
Journal	Cognitive Linguistics
Volume	20
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/COGL.2009.005
State	Published - Feb 2009

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Language and Linguistics
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Linguistics and Language

Keywords

Argument omission
Argument realization
Category induction
Constructionist approach
Information structure
Islands
Learning, categorization
Linking rules
Scope
Statistical preemption
Usage-based, argument structure constructions

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