Books in the Structuring Sense series

Explores the difference between words however defined, and structures however constructed. This text sets out to demonstrate that the explanation of linguistic competence should be shifted from lexical entry to syntactic structure, and from memory of words to manipulation of rules.

Exploring the difference between words and structures, this volume sets out to demonstrate, that the explanation of linguistic competence should be shifted from lexical entry to syntactic structure and from memory of words to manipulation of rules. It departs from both language specific constructional approaches and lexicalist approaches.