Constructing families of constructions : analytical perspectives and theoretical challenges / edited by Francisco José Ruiz de Mendoza Ibanez, Alba Luzondo Oyón, Paula Pérez Sobrino.

"The ten contributions to this volume originated as oral presentations delivered at The 3rd International Conference on Meaning Construction, Meaning Interpretation: Applications and Implications (CRAL 2013), which was held in Logroño (La Rioja, Spain) from July 18 to July 20, 2013."

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Constructing Families of Constructions; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Preface; Introduction: Investigating the constructicon; 1. Motivation; 2. Aims and structure; References; Chapter 1. The role of verbs and verb classes in identifying German search-constructions: The role of verbs and verb classes in identifying German search-constructions; 1. Introduction; 2. Micro-constructions and family relationships; 3. Detecting German search-constructions; 4. Scope and structure of the search-construction; 5. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References.

Chapter 2. Embodied motivations for abstract in and on constructions: Embodied motivations for abstract in and on constructions1. Introduction; 2. Cognitive linguistics approaches to abstract in and on; 3. Method; 4. Abstract in and on concepts; 5. Embodied motivations for abstract in constructions; 6. Embodied motivations for abstract on constructions; 7. Discussion; 8. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 3. Doing Tsukahara and the Epley in a cross-linguistic perspective; 1. Introduction; 2. What counts as eponymy?; 2.1 From names to (common) nouns.

2.2 Types of eponyms, structural and semantic2.3 Eponymy and metonymy; 3. Eponymous verb constructions in a cross-linguistic perspective; 4. Discussion; 5. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 4. The role of inferencing in the interpretation of two expressive speech act constructions: The role of inferencing in the interpretation of two expressive speech act constructions; 1. Introduction; 2. Constructions and speech acts; 3. Illocutionary constructions: Two case studies; 4. Conclusions and outlook; Acknowledgements; References.

Chapter 5. Exploring inter-constructional relations in the constructicon: Exploring inter-constructional relations in the constructicon: A view from Contrastive (Cognitive) Construction GrammarA view from Contrastive (Cognitive) Construction Grammar1. Introduction; 2. The reflexive construction; 3. The reflexive subjective-transitive construction; 4. The self-descriptive subjective-transitive construction; 5. The WXDY construction; 6. Closing remarks and outlook; Acknowledgement; References.

Chapter 6. Revisiting the English resultative family of constructions: Revisiting the English resultative family of constructions: A unifying account1. Introduction; 2. Goldberg and Jackendoff's classification of English resultatives; 3. Luzondo's family of English resultatives; 4. A revised classification of resultative constructions in English; 5. Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; Chapter 7. The family of German dative constructions; 1. Introduction; 2. Dative objects and free datives in Valency Grammar; 3. Construction-based description of datives; 4. The family of datives.

Within Construction Grammar, this volume moves away from a compartmentalized view of constructions with the aim of providing a more holistic description of grammar. Thus, the book brings together analyses that look at constructional families within the "constructicon" of such languages as English, Spanish, German, Polish, Croatian, and Hungarian. Part 1 focuses on how different analytical perspectives may be applied to comparable and/or connected constructions with a view to enhancing our understanding of their similarities, differences, and relations. Part 2 contributes to the state of the art in Construction Grammar in three ways: (i) by reconciling aspects of various constructionist analyses; (ii) by determining to what extent competing constructionist perspectives can offer more adequate approaches to specific analytical needs; and (iii) by challenging central assumptions within Construction Grammar. This book is expected to encourage further research into the anatomy of constructional families and their interrelations in all domains of constructional organization.

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