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Nodes and Networks in Diachronic Construction Grammar
Edited by Lotte Sommerer and Elena Smirnova
[Constructional Approaches to Language 27] 2020
► pp. 1–42

Introduction

The nature of the node and the network – Open questions in Diachronic Construction Grammar

Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.The nodes
    • 2.1The nature of the node
    • 2.2Node creation vs node-internal changes
  • 3.The links in the network
    • 3.1Vertical links
    • 3.2Horizontal links
    • 3.3Diachronic change as node-external reconfiguration of the network
  • 4.Beyond current network models
  • 5.Range of phenomena
  • 6.Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 13 May 2020
https://doi.org/10.1075/cal.27.int
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