How Long to Read Constructions at Work

How Long Does it Take to Read Constructions at Work?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 40 minutes to read Constructions at Work by Adele Goldberg

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book investigates the nature of generalization in language and examines how language is known by adults and acquired by children. It looks at how and why constructions are learned, the relation between their forms and functions, and how cross-linguistic and language-internal generalizations about them can be explained. Constructions at Work is divided into three parts: in the first Professor Goldberg provides an overview of constructionist approaches, including the constructionist approach to argument structure, and argues for a usage-based model of grammar. In Part II she addresses issues concerning how generalizations are constrained and constructional generalizations are learned. In Part III the author shows that a combination of function and processing accounts for a wide range of language-internal and cross-linguistic generalizations. She then considers the degree to which the function of constructions explains their distribution and examines cross-linguistic tendencies in argument realization. She demonstrates that pragmatic and cognitive processes account for the data without appeal to stipulations that are language-specific. This book is an important contribution to the study of how language operates in the mind and in the world and how these operations relate. It is of central interest for scholars and graduate-level students in all branches of theoretical linguistics and psycholinguistics. It will also appeal to cognitive scientists and philosophers concerned with language and its acquisition.

How long is Constructions at Work?

Constructions at Work by Adele Goldberg is 280 pages long, and a total of 70,000 words.

This makes it 94% the length of the average book. It also has 86% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Constructions at Work Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 22 minutes to read Constructions at Work aloud.

What Reading Level is Constructions at Work?

Constructions at Work is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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