Zheng Yin-fan
Abstract
There-be construction is a frequently used special sentence pattern in English.Based on theories in cognitive linguistics,the present paper investigates the formation,development and grammaticalization process of there-be structure from the perspective of grammaticalization.
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There-be construction is a frequently used special sentence pattern in English.Based on theories in cognitive linguistics,the present paper investigates the formation,development and grammaticalization process of there-be structure from the perspective of grammaticalization.
Key concepts: Grammaticalization, Linguistics, Cognitive linguistics, Sentence, Perspective (graphical), Cognition, Psychology, Computer science