Cognitive grammar on "smash": Perspectives from Langacker's framework

Authors

  • Chong Seng Tong
  • Ng Yu Jin
  • Noor Asam Abdul Rahman
  • Zalina MohdKasim

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25170/ijelt.v9i2.649

Keywords:

Cognitive grammar, Langacker, Pedagogy, Smash

Abstract

The language system allows us to express perceived events in different ways using different linguistic resources. Ability to perform this task goes beyond the notion of prescriptive grammar, which makes no connection between language and the cognitive mind. Cognitive grammar focuses on the way we construct our ideas. Meaning is equated with conceptualization. Semantic structures are characterized Based on the ideas and theses posited by Langacker with regards to Cognitive Grammar, we seek to illustrate how our cognitive minds help us manipulate the use of language, especially the grammatical items.

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2013-10-31
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