Grammar as the Art of Possibility

This essay explores grammar as a space of possibility rather than a system of rigid rules. Through a narrative journey across the landscapes of conditional sentences, it presents grammar as a cognitive map that shapes imagination, reflection, and human experience. Blending literary storytelling with insights from cognitive linguistics, the essay redefines grammar as an architecture of thought and alternative worlds.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-02-24
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18763063
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Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
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Grammar as the Art of Possibility

Victoria Akopova
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
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Grammar as the Art of Possibility

Victoria Akopova
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This essay explores grammar as a space of possibility rather than a system of rigid rules. Through a narrative journey across the landscapes of conditional sentences, it presents grammar as a cognitive map that shapes imagination, reflection, and human experience. Blending literary storytelling with insights from cognitive linguistics, the essay redefines grammar as an architecture of thought and alternative worlds.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
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