{"product_id":"cognitive-foundations-of-grammar-9780195102529","title":"Cognitive Foundations of Grammar","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Bernd Heine\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Grammar \u0026amp; Punctuation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe main function of language is to convey meaning. Therefore, argues Bernd Heine in these pages, the question of why language is structured the way it is must first of all be answered with reference to this function. Linguistic explanations offered in terms of other exponents of language structure (for example, syntax) are likely to highlight peripheral or epi-phenomenal--rather than central--characteristics of language structure. Heine provides a solid introductory treatment of the ways in which language structure (that is, grammar) and language usage can be explained with reference to the processes underlying human conceptualization and communication. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExploring an area of linguistics that has developed only recently and is rapidly expanding, \u003cem\u003eCognitive Foundations of Grammar\u003c\/em\u003e will appeal to students of linguistics, psychology, and anthropology, especially those interested in grammaticalization processess.","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47781110612119,"sku":"9780195102529","price":7491.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780195102529.webp?v=1778050655","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/cognitive-foundations-of-grammar-9780195102529","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}