Affiliation:
1. University of Manchester
2. York University
Abstract
Abstract
This article reports an interview with Robert D. Van Valin, Jr., which was held on March 2, 2023, with follow-up
e-mail exchanges. Robert Van Valin is the primary developer of Role and Reference Grammar (RRG), a syntactic theory whose
principles and commitments intersect with those of Cognitive Linguistics (CL). The article discusses RRG vis-à-vis CL and other
approaches to the study of language. It aims to raise awareness about the shared principles of RRG and CL, to enhance
cross-fertilization between the two approaches and ultimately inspire new research directions in linguistic theory. The paper is
organized into three main parts: (i) background information on the birth and development of RRG, (ii) general principles and
commitments of RRG and CL, and (iii) specific issues in the study of language.
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Subject
Linguistics and Language,Developmental and Educational Psychology,Language and Linguistics
Reference55 articles.
1. Discourse and the focus/background distinction;Asher,1999
2. The Cambridge Handbook of Role and Reference Grammar
3. Processing Syntax and Morphology: A Neurocognitive Perspective
4. About full and underspecified representations of alternations in the lexicon: Evidence from sentence reading;Brocher;Linguistische Berichte,2017