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Record Nr.

UNINA9910966278703321

Autore

Hewson John <1930-2022.>

Titolo

The cognitive system of the French verb / / John Hewson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : J. Benjamins, , 1997

ISBN

1-283-31243-3

9786613312433

90-272-7595-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 pages)

Collana

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory ; ; v. 147

Disciplina

445

Soggetti

French language - Verb

Cognitive grammar

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

THE COGNITIVE SYSTEM OF THE FRENCH VERB; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; PREFACE; Table of contents; CHAPTER ONE. THE NATURE OF CONTENT SYSTEMS; CHAPTER TWO. VERBAL PARADIGMS AND THEIR CONTENT; CHAPTER THREE. CHRONOGENESIS; CHAPTER FOUR. ASPECT; CHAPTER FIVE. VOICE; CHAPTER SIX. TENSE; CHAPTER SEVEN. MOOD; CHAPTER EIGHT. PRESENT AND PRESENT PERFECT; PART TWO. THE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; CHAPTER NINE. SEMIOLOGY, THE SYSTEM OF SIGNS; CHAPTER TEN. VERBAL PARADIGMS; BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS REFERRED TO OR CONSULTED; GENERAL iNDEX; LIST OF FRENCH VERB FORMS

Sommario/riassunto

This study is based on the writings and teaching of Gustave Guillaume (1883-1960), one of the earliest proponents of what is today called Cognitive Linguistics. It offers (1) a much needed presentation in English of Guillaume's view of the French system, (2) the clarifications added by his successors, and (3) much empirical detail added by the author from his own extensive experience with the material.The word system in this work, as explained in the very first chapter, is intended in the Saussurian sense of a closed set of contrasts.