Deconstructing Constructions
Published on 14. January 2009
Book
Hardback
306 pages
978-90-272-0574-2 (ISBN)
Description
This collection of papers brings together contributions from experts in functional linguistics and in Construction Grammar approaches, with the aim of exploring the concept of construction from different angles and trying to arrive at a better understanding of what a construction is, and what roles constructions play in the frameworks which can be located within a multidimensional functional-cognitive space. At the same time, the volume has a historical dimension, for instance in plotting the developments which led to recent models. The book is organised in three sections: the first deals with particular theoretical issues, the second is devoted to the recent Lexical Constructional Model, and the third presents a number of analyses of specific constructions. The volume thus makes an important contribution to the ongoing debate about the relationship between functionalist and constructionist models.
Reviews / Votes
This volume makes a significant contribution to the field of cognitive-functional linguistics. The contributions explain why it is desirable to make further move towards convergence between projectionist and constructionist approaches on the topic of argument structure, and how it is possible. -- Florent Perek, Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies / Universite Charles de Gaulle Lille 3, on ICLA Book Reviews, 2010More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
+ index
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 164 mm
Weight
735 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-272-0574-2 (9789027205742)
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Christopher S. Butler | Javier Martín Arista
Deconstructing Constructions
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01/2009
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John Benjamins Publishing Company
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Content
1. Contributors; 2. Introduction (by Butler, Christopher S.); 3. Part I. Theoretical issues; 4. Innovative coinage: Its place in the grammar (by Garcia Velasco, Daniel); 5. The construction of macro-events: A typological perspective (by Pedersen, Johan); 6. Constructions, co-composition and merge (by Martinez Fernandez, Beatriz); 7. A typology of morphological constructions (by Martin Arista, Javier); 8. Part II. The Lexical Constructional Model: An overview; 9. The Lexical Constructional Model: Genesis, strengths and challenges (by Butler, Christopher S.); 10. Levels of description and explanation in meaning construction (by Mairal-Uson, Ricardo); 11. Measuring out reflexivity in secondary predication in English and Spanish: Evidence from cognition verbs (by Gonzalvez-Garcia, Francisco); 12. Measuring out reflexivity in secondary predication in English and Spanish: Evidence from cognition verbs (by Gonzalvez-Garcia, Francisco); 13. The inchoative construction: Semantic representation and unification constraints (by Cortes Rodriguez, Francisco J.); 14. Semantic and pragmatic constraints on the English get-passive (by Guerrero Medina, Pilar); 15. Name index; 16. Language index; 17. Subject index