Deconstructing constructions / / edited by Christopher S. Butler, Javier Martin Arista

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910827420603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub., c2008
• ISBN: 1-283-46944-8; 9786613469441; 90-272-8960-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xx, 306 p. : ill
• Collana: Studies in language companion series, , 0165-7763 ; ; v. 107
• Altri autori (Persone): ButlerChristopher <1945->; Martin AristaJavier
• Disciplina: 415
• Soggetti: Grammar, Comparative and general; Linguistic models; Typology (Linguistics)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Deconstructing Constructions -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- References -- Part 1. Theoretical issues -- Innovative coinage -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The problem: Lexical creativity -- 3. He's Beckhamed it": Eponyms as contextuals -- 4. Lexical innovation in Construction Grammar and Functional Discourse Grammar -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- The construction of macro-events -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Verb-framed and satellite framed languages -- 3. Some problems in Talmy's typology -- 3.1 Macro-events - Complex information units -- 3.2 Unfitting" data -- 3.3. A need for a constructional approach -- 4. Macro-event constructions - The constituents of the typology -- 4.1 Constructions -- 4.2 Macro-event constructions - Procedural function -- 5. A generalized typology of macro-event constructions -- 5.1 Motion events -- 5.2 Resultatives -- 5.3 Temporal contour (aspect) -- 5.4 Perception -- 6. A contrastive analysis of macro-event constructions -- 6.1 Motion events -- 6.2 Aspect -- 6.3 State change -- 6.4 Complex circumstances -- 7. Some results -- 8. Conclusion and some perspectives -- References -- Constructions, co-composition ; and merge* -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The structural pattern of break verbs -- 3. Constructions, co-compositon, and merge -- 4. Co-composition and Role and Reference Grammar -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- A typology of morphological constructions* -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Towards an RRG morphology -- 3. Constructions and constructional schemas in morphology -- 4. Constructional schemas in the morphology of Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara -- 5. Conclusion: The role of morphological constructions -- References -- Part 2. The Lexical Constructional Model: An overview -- The Lexical Constructional Model -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Relationships across theories.; 3. The genesis of the Lexical Constructional Model -- 3.1 From Dik's FG and Coseriu's Lexematics to the Functional Lexematic Model -- 3.2 The Functional Lexematic Model and Role and Reference Grammar: A synthesis -- 3.3 Further enrichment of the semantics: The role of Natural Semantic Metalanguage and Meaning Text Theory -- 3.4 Synthesis with Construction Grammar and metaphor/metonymy theory: The birth of the Lexical Constructional Model -- 4. Strengths -- 5. Challenges -- 5.1 The relationship between semantics and morphosyntax -- 5.2 The relationship between grammar and the lexicon -- 5.3 Extending lexical coverage -- 5.4 The upper levels of the model -- 5.5 Criteria of adequacy for functional theories -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Levels of description and explanation in meaning construction* -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Projections vs. constructions -- 3. The role of verbal semantics -- 4. Lexical templates -- 5. The possible relations between verbs and constructions -- 6. The pragmatic and discourse dimensions of constructional meaning -- 6.1 Implicational constructions -- 6.2 Illocutionary constructions -- 6.3 Discourse constructions -- 7. Cognitive constraints on meaning construction: Cueing and subsumption -- 7.1 Cued inferencing -- 7.2 Subsumption -- 8. Conclusion -- References -- Part 3. Studies of specific constructions -- Measuring out reflexivity in secondary predication in English and Spanish -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Some methodological preliminaries -- 3. An overview on the continuum between reflexives and middles/intransitives -- 4. The reflexive subjective-transitive construction -- 5. The self-descriptive subjective-transitive construction in English and Spanish -- 6. Closing remarks and outlook -- References -- The inchoative construction -- 1. Introduction -- 2. An overview of the LCM.; 2.1 Microstructure: Semantic representation in the LCM -- 2.2 Enriching lexical templates: Qualia structure -- 3. The inchoative construction -- 3.1 Constructional templates: The constructicon -- 3.2 The semantics of inchoatives -- 3.3 The interaction of the thesaurus and the constructicon: Unification processes -- 3.3.1 Constraints on event structure -- 3.3.2 Constraints on arguments -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- Semantic and pragmatic constraints on the English get-passive* -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Semantico-pragmatic features of the get-passive -- 2.1 Actional-causative with resultative meaning -- 2.2 Tendency to occur without an overtly expressed agent -- 2.3 Adverse or beneficial consequences of the event described -- 2.4 Involvement in and responsibility for the event described -- 2.5 Speaker's attitude towards the event -- 3. A constructional account of the get-passive -- 3.1 The data: Semantic types -- 3.2 The interaction between verb and construction -- 3.3 The semantics of the construction -- 4. Final remarks -- References -- Name index -- Language index -- Subject index -- The series Studies in Language Companion Series.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.