Overview

The aim of this issue is to provide an overview of current research into frame semantics and construction grammar, and to stimulate the dialogue between these frameworks and the notion of framing in other linguistic traditions. Using Fillmore's frame semantics as a common source of inspiration, the volume examines a spectrum of semantic issues, from a theoretical and more applied perspective. Among the topics that are addressed are the relation between frames and other (cognitive) grammatical models, ontologies and discourse analysis, as well as the methodological difference between top-down and bottom-up approaches. The eight articles on grammatical, lexical and discursive forms cover issues as diverse as political discourse in Belgium, France and the USA, Czech function words, English communication verbs, modality and the relation between instrumentals and causality in LSP. Researchers from theoretical and applied linguistics interested in the form/meaning interface and authentic discourse data may appreciate this work as a valuable resource for further reflection on the relation between grammar and the lexicon, frames and ontology.

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Author:   Paul Sambre (Lessius College and KU Leuven) ,  Cornelia Wermuth (Lessius College and KU Leuven)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   24
Weight:   0.437kg
ISBN:  

9789027226846

ISBN 10:   9027226849
Pages:   193
Publication Date:   22 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Framing from grammar to application (by Sambre, Paul); 3. Articles; 4. A frame-based approach to modality: The case of obligation (by Furmaniak, Gregory); 5. You want to be careful: Advice as the only emerging modal use of want to/wanna, or shifting frames? (by Verplaetse, Heidi); 6. The syntax-lexicon continuum in Construction Grammar: A case study of English communication verbs (by Boas, Hans C.); 7. Constructions and frames as interpretive clues (by Fried, Mirjam); 8. The suburbs are exploding : Metaphors as framing devices in the French suburban crisis coverage (by Peeters, Stefanie); 9. Naming and framing in Belgian politics: An analysis of the representation of politicians and the political state of affairs during the 2007 government formation period in the Belgian press (by Temmerman, Martina); 10. Yes, we can - framing political events in terms of change: A corpus-based analysis of the 'change' frame in American presidential discourse (by Sing, Christine S.); 11. Causal framing for medical instrumentality: Applied ontology and frame-based Construction Grammar (by Sambre, Paul)

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