Germanic future constructions : a usage-based approach to language change /
Hilpert, Martin.
Germanic future constructions : a usage-based approach to language change / Martin Hilpert. - Amsterdam, NL : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2008. - 1 online resource (viii, 205 pages) : illustrations. - Constructional approaches to language ; v. 7 . - Constructional approaches to language ; v. 7. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Germanic Future Constructions; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Theory and methodology; Comparing future constructions in a single language; Cross-linguistic comparisons; Collexemes and grammaticalization paths; The futurate present; Conclusions; References; Notes; Index; The series Constructional Approaches to Language.
This study offers a Construction Grammar approach to the historical development and modern usage of future constructions in English, German, Dutch, Danish, and Swedish. On the basis of corpus data, constructions such as English be going to or German werden are analyzed as symbolic units that convey a range of temporal and modal meanings. A special focus lies on the main verbs that occur with these constructions. Statistical co-occurrence patterns between constructions and lexical items guide the semantic analyses in this study: It is argued that a construction that conventionally occurs with m.
9789027218292 (Cloth) 9027218293 (Cloth) 9789027291035 (electronic bk.) 9027291039 (electronic bk.)
210501 MIL
German language--Grammar.
Construction grammar.
German language--Usage.
Linguistic change.
Allemand (Langue)--Grammaire.
Grammaire de construction.
Changement linguistique.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY--German.
Construction grammar.
German language--Grammar.
German language--Usage.
Linguistic change.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
PF3105 / .H55 2008eb
435 22
Germanic future constructions : a usage-based approach to language change / Martin Hilpert. - Amsterdam, NL : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2008. - 1 online resource (viii, 205 pages) : illustrations. - Constructional approaches to language ; v. 7 . - Constructional approaches to language ; v. 7. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Germanic Future Constructions; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Theory and methodology; Comparing future constructions in a single language; Cross-linguistic comparisons; Collexemes and grammaticalization paths; The futurate present; Conclusions; References; Notes; Index; The series Constructional Approaches to Language.
This study offers a Construction Grammar approach to the historical development and modern usage of future constructions in English, German, Dutch, Danish, and Swedish. On the basis of corpus data, constructions such as English be going to or German werden are analyzed as symbolic units that convey a range of temporal and modal meanings. A special focus lies on the main verbs that occur with these constructions. Statistical co-occurrence patterns between constructions and lexical items guide the semantic analyses in this study: It is argued that a construction that conventionally occurs with m.
9789027218292 (Cloth) 9027218293 (Cloth) 9789027291035 (electronic bk.) 9027291039 (electronic bk.)
210501 MIL
German language--Grammar.
Construction grammar.
German language--Usage.
Linguistic change.
Allemand (Langue)--Grammaire.
Grammaire de construction.
Changement linguistique.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY--German.
Construction grammar.
German language--Grammar.
German language--Usage.
Linguistic change.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
PF3105 / .H55 2008eb
435 22