TY - BOOK AU - Wiechmann,Daniel TI - Understanding Relative Clauses: A Usage-Based View on the Processing of Complex Constructions T2 - Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] , SN - 9783110339383 AV - P297 U1 - 425.019 22/ger PY - 2014///] CY - Berlin, Boston PB - De Gruyter Mouton KW - Englisch KW - Grammar, Comparative and general KW - Relative clauses KW - Relativsatz KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General KW - bisacsh KW - Cognitive Linguistics KW - Corpus Linguistics, Psycholinguistics N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of figures and tables --; 1. Introduction --; 2. Towards a theoretical framework of the right kind --; 3. Describing English RCCs: Methods and data --; 4. Expanding horizons: RCC in ambient configuration space --; 5. Psycholinguistic integration --; 6. Conclusion --; References --; Index; restricted access; Issued also in print N2 - The book offers a usage-based account of how humans comprehend complex linguistic structures. The author proposes a theory of constructional access, which treats syntactic patterns as complex and abstract signs. In this view, syntactic processing is subject to the very same dynamics as lexical processing and should yield the same type of frequency effects UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110339581 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110339581 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110339581/original ER -