1. Contrastive Studies in Construction Grammar.
- Author
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BOAS, Hans C. (ed.) and BOAS, Hans C. (ed.)
- Subjects
- Construction grammar, Phrase structure grammar
- Abstract
The papers in this volume provide a contrastive application of Construction Grammar. By referencing a well-described constructional phenomenon in English, each paper provides a solid foundation for describing and analyzing its constructional counterpart in another language. This approach shows that the semantic description (including discourse-pragmatic and functional factors) of an English construction can be regarded as a first step towards a'tertium comparationis'that can be employed for comparing and contrasting the formal properties of constructional counterparts in other languages. Thu
- Published
- 2010