This handbook provides an authoritative reference work solely dedicated to the theory, method, and applications of construction grammar, and will be a resource that students and scholars alike can turn to for a representative overview of its many sub-theories and applications.
by Hoffmann, Thomas, Trousdale, Graeme
fromOxford Handbooks
The last decade has seen a rise in popularity in construction-based approaches to grammar. Put simply, the various approaches within the rubric 'construction grammar' all see grammar (morphemes, words, idioms, etc.) as fundamentally constructions -- pairings of form and meaning.…
On de-limiting context / Marina Terkourafi -- Constructions and context : when a construction constructs context / José Deulofeu and Jeanne-Marie Debaisieux -- Representing contextual factors in language change : between frames and constructions / Mirjam Fried -- Grammatical con…
"This volume extends the traditional domain of Construction Grammar (CxG) in several directions, all with a cognitive basis. Addressing a number of issues (such as coercion, discourse patterning, language change), the contributions show how CxG must be part and parcel of cognit…
The notion 'construction' has become indispensable in present-day linguistics and in language studies in general. This volume extends the traditional domain of Construction Grammar (CxG) in several directions, all with a cognitive basis. Addressing a number of issues (such as co…
