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Explain Me This

- Creativity, Competition, and the Partial Productivity of Constructions

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Why our use of language is highly creative yet also constrainedWe use words and phrases creatively to express ourselves in ever-changing contexts, readily extending language constructions in new ways. Yet native speakers also implicitly know when a creative and easily interpretable formulation-such as "Explain me this" or "She considered to go"

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780691174266
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 216
  • Published:
  • February 11, 2019
  • Dimensions:
  • 235x154x19 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 350 g.
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Expected delivery: January 2, 2025

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Why our use of language is highly creative yet also constrainedWe use words and phrases creatively to express ourselves in ever-changing contexts, readily extending language constructions in new ways. Yet native speakers also implicitly know when a creative and easily interpretable formulation-such as "Explain me this" or "She considered to go"

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