Entrenchment in Usage-Based Theories
( Topics in English Linguistics TiEL )
Publication series ：Topics in English Linguistics TiEL
Author： Blumenthal-Dramé Alice
Publisher： De Gruyter Mouton
Publication year： 2013
E-ISBN: 9783110294002
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9783110293852
Subject： H0-0 linguistic theory and methodology
Keyword： 语言学
Language： ENG
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Description
This book explores the usage-based claim that high usage frequency leads to the entrenchment of complex words in the minds of language users. To probe the correlation between corpus-extracted usage data and mental entrenchment, the author operationalises entrenchment in Gestalt psychological terms and conducts a series of behavioural and neuroimaging experiments.