Multiple inheritance and constructional change
Language as a network of dependencies or constructions is a central feature of many cognitive theories of grammar. In this network, inheritance relationships are used to describe synchronic facts about a language whereby members of a less abstract set inherit properties from a more
general set, and in the case of multiple inheritance, from more than one general set. This article explores some of the ways in which the language network may change over time, particularly the ways in which more than one constructional type may be considered to be the source of a change in
the network.
Keywords: Construction Grammar; change; composite predicate; hybrid construction; network
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 January 2013
- International Journal sponsored by the Foundation "Foundations of Language"
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