Constructions: Emerging and Emergent

Published by De Gruyter 2011

Constructions

Emerging and Emergent

Edited by: Peter Auer and Stefan Pfänder

Volume 6 in the series linguae & litterae

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110229080

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This volume embarks on an exploration of the processual and dynamic character of grammatical constructions in emergence, both from an ‘emergent’ and an ‘emerging’ perspective. ‘Emerging’ constructions develop out of their discourse contexts. Talking of emerging constructions is compatible with a view of grammar as a stable system of rules and structures which may ‘emerge’ (i.e., come into existence) out of a pool of previously unordered elements. ‘Emergent’ constructions on the contrary are due to the on-line production of grammar in time. The term ‘emergent’ emphasises the fact that a grammatical structure is always temporary and ephemeral. In both senses, grammar is modelled as a highly adaptive resource for interaction.

On the basis of empirical studies on spoken English, German, Hebrew, Swedish and French, the volume addresses the following questions: How can what initially appears to be construction x end up being construction y in on-line syntax? What are the local interactional needs which such processes respond to in the process of their emergence? Does the on-line (re-)modelling of a construction concern its syntactic or semantic side ‑ or both? And finally: Should emergent grammatical structures as they unfold in real time be seen as stages in the emerging of grammar?

exploration of the processual and dynamic character of grammatical constructions in emergence
based on empirical studies on spoken English, German, Hebrew, Swedish and French

Author / Editor information

Peter Auer and Stefan Pfänder, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany.

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Constructions: Emergent or emerging ? Peter Auer and Stefan Pfänder Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Emergent Grammar and Temporality in Interactional Linguistics Paul J. Hopper Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
Emergent grammar for all practical purposes: the on-line formatting of left and right dislocations in French conversation Simona Pekarek Doehler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
Constructions vs. lexical items as sources of complex meanings A comparative study of constructions with German verstehen Arnulf Deppermann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	88
Online changes in syntactic gestalts in spoken German Or: do garden path sentences exist in everyday conversation? Wolfgang Imo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
Between emergence and sedimentation: Projecting constructions in German interactions Susanne Günthner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	156
Improvisation, temporality and emergent constructions Thiemo Breyer, Oliver Ehmer and Stefan Pfänder Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	186
Verb-first conditionals in German and Swedish: convergence in writing, divergence in speaking Peter Auer and Jan Lindström Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	218
Action, prosody and emergent constructions: The case of and Dagmar Barth-Weingarten and Elizabeth Couper-Kuhlen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
On the emergence of adverbial connectives from Hebrew relative clause constructions Yael Maschler and Susan Shaer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics, Departments, Libraries
Pages
- Front matter: 6
- Main content: 331
Keywords: Construction Grammar; Grammaticalization

eBook

Published: August 29, 2011
ISBN: 9783110229080

Hardcover

Published: August 29, 2011
ISBN: 9783110229073