Double R Grammar The Grammatical Encoding of Referential and Relational Meaning in English

Double R Grammar is a linguistic theory of the grammatical encoding and integration of referential and relational meaning in English. Double R Grammar is fundamentally a Cognitive Linguistic theory (Langacker, 1987, 1991; Lakoff, 1988; Talmy, 2003) and the use of the term “grammar” encompasses both meaning and structure as it does in Cognitive Grammar (also known as Cognitive Semantics). Grammar is the symbolization of meaning. Discussion of grammar goes hand in hand with discussion of the meaningful consequences of grammatical variation. The linear stream of English text encodes multiple dimensions of meaning. The encoding of multiple dimensions of meaning in a single linear dimension results in trade-offs in encoding across dimensions and variation within a given dimension across different grammatical contexts. A primary goal of Double R Grammar is to provide integrated representations of referential and relational meaning that reflect these trade-offs.