Particle Verbs in English A Cognitive Linguistic Perspective
This book explains why cognitive linguistics offers a plausible theoretical framework for a systematic and unified analysis of the syntax and semantics of particle verbs. It explores the meaning of the verb + particle syntax, the particle placement of tra
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Particle Verbs in English A Cognitive Linguistic Perspective
Particle Verbs in English
Han Luo
Particle Verbs in English A Cognitive Linguistic Perspective
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Han Luo Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Lafayette College Easton, PA, USA
ISBN 978-981-13-6853-0 ISBN 978-981-13-6854-7 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6854-7
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Foreword
This book presents a Chinese scholar’s analysis of English particle verbs adopting Cognitive Linguistics as the theoretical framework. Due to the complexities in semantics and syntax, English particle verbs are extremely difficult for Chinese learners of English to master and thus become a very important subject for English language teaching. Although the focus of this book is not English language teaching, it will definitely benefit learners of English because they will not only learn how to use English particle verbs, but also understand why they are used. The theory and methodology of Cognitive Linguistics has been very well received in China. It is hard to specify the exact reasons, but I have a vague intuition that Cognitive Linguistics presents a perfect fit for description and interpretation of the Chinese language. If my intuition is right, it is then not difficult to understand why the author selects Cognitive Linguistics out of many linguistic theories as the theoretical framework. Cognitive Linguistics has two important concepts: schema and construal. The author demonstrates profound understanding of these two concepts. First, she uses the schema of three events, i.e
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