Incorporating the multi-level nature of the constructicon into hypothesis testing

IF 1.8 1区文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Cognitive Linguistics Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI:10.1515/cog-2020-0039

Dirk Pijpops, D. Speelman, Freek Van de Velde, S. Grondelaers

引用次数: 5

Abstract

Abstract Construction grammar organizes its basic elements of description, its constructions, into networks that range from concrete, lexically-filled constructions to fully schematic ones, with several levels of partially schematic constructions in between. However, only few corpus studies with a constructionist background take this multi-level nature fully into account. In this paper, we argue that understanding language variation can be advanced considerably by systematically formulating and testing hypotheses at various levels in the constructional network. To illustrate the approach, we present a corpus study of the Dutch naar-alternation. It is found that this alternation primarily functions at an intermediate level in the constructional network.

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将建构主义的多层次性纳入假设检验

抽象结构语法将其描述的基本元素、结构组织成网络，从具体的、充满词汇的结构到完全示意的结构，中间有几个层次的部分示意结构。然而，只有少数具有建构主义背景的语料库研究充分考虑到了这种多层次性。在本文中，我们认为，通过在结构网络中系统地制定和测试不同层面的假设，可以大大提高对语言变异的理解。为了说明这种方法，我们提出了一个荷兰纳尔语交替的语料库研究。研究发现，这种交替主要在结构网络中的中间级别起作用。

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Cognitive Linguistics Multiple-

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3.30

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17.60%

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期刊介绍： Cognitive Linguistics presents a forum for linguistic research of all kinds on the interaction between language and cognition. The journal focuses on language as an instrument for organizing, processing and conveying information. Cognitive Linguistics is a peer-reviewed journal of international scope and seeks to publish only works that represent a significant advancement to the theory or methods of cognitive linguistics, or that present an unknown or understudied phenomenon. Topics the structural characteristics of natural language categorization (such as prototypicality, cognitive models, metaphor, and imagery); the functional principles of linguistic organization, as illustrated by iconicity; the conceptual interface between syntax and semantics; the experiential background of language-in-use, including the cultural background; the relationship between language and thought, including matters of universality and language specificity.