... compositionality p passive relative clause case marking correspondences formalized German Ackerman F Bennett P Moore J economy grammatical change constructional change reflexivity do-support preposition stranding core/periphery distinction In this chapter I focus on three well-documented...

...This article reviews literature on constructional change and its integration with grammaticalisation theory. It discusses a number of issues that are relevant to work on grammaticalisation and addresses several questions which fall out from a constructional view of grammaticalisation. It explores...

...This chapter analyzes how corpus linguistics has significantly affected our understanding of constructional change. It describes three different kinds of constructional change, including changes in a construction's frequency, in its form, and in its function. The analysis reveals that, in all cases...

... J Wiltschko M Simpler Syntax agent role thematic roles construction constructional formalism constructional variation constructional change In order to be able to talk in precise terms about language variation and change we must be able to characterize languages in terms of grammatical...

.... Constructionalization and constructional changes are defined. Since issues in grammaticalization and lexicalization and in the mechanisms of neoanalysis and analogization are addressed in later chapters, these concepts are introduced here. Prior work in historical construction grammar is outlined. The development...

... of constructionalization and establishes its connection with Construction Grammar. It highlights the gradual nature of constructional change, the micro-steps involved at different constructional levels, and the importance of context. context generalization gradience grammaticalization language collocation s frame...