syntax semantics cognitive linguistics michel achard representation cognitive structures syntax semantics french sentential complements 1998 23 x 15 5 cm xii 377 pages cloth dm 158 approx us 113 00 isbn 311 015760 8 cognitive linguistics research 11 mouton de gruyter berlin new york book investigates french complementation specifically distribution infinitival finite complements indicative subjunctive following contexts causation perception modal sentential complement impersonal constructions consistent principles cognitive linguistics argues surface form construction reflects specific cognitive organization formal differences reflect conceptual differences specifically shown complement form carries meaning expressed terms cognitive organization specifically codes ii distribution forms different main verbs function semantic compatibility two meaningful expressions cognitive grammar position expressed langacker 1987 1991 states use particular linguistic form speakers reflects choice express conceptualization particular way meaning linguistic expression therefore best described partial construal imposes scene describes book meaning complement constructions analyzed terms specific way structure subordinate scene competing constructions represent alternative construals scene solution proposed book departs existing analyses three major ways first accounts time form distribution complements secondly posits constructionspecific devices handle different structures thirdly provides global understanding complementation treating whole array constructions similar ways _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mouton de gruyter walter de gruyter inc postfach 30 34 21 200 saw mill river road d10728 berlin hawthorne ny 10532 germany usa fax 49 0 30 26005351 fax 1 914 7471326 email mouton degruyter de publications de gruyter also ordered via world wide web http www degruyter com