Constructions in Contact 2
Language change, multilingual practices, and additional language acquisition
Editors
The last few years have seen a steadily increasing interest in constructional approaches to language contact. This volume builds on previous constructionist work, in particular Diasystematic Construction Grammar (DCxG) and the volume Constructions in Contact (2018) and extends its methodology and insights in three major ways. First, it presents new constructional research on a wide range of language contact scenarios including Afrikaans, American Sign Language, English, French, Malayalam, Norwegian, Spanish, Welsh, as well as contact scenarios that involve typologically different languages. Second, it also addresses other types of scenarios that do not fall into the classic language contact category, such as multilingual practices and language acquisition as emerging multilingualism. Third, it aims to integrate constructionist views on language contact and multilingualism with other approaches that focus on structural, social, and cognitive aspects. The volume demonstrates that Construction Grammar is a framework particularly well suited for analyzing a wide variety of language contact phenomena from a usage-based perspective.
[Constructional Approaches to Language, 30] 2021. vii, 437 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins
Table of Contents
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Preface
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Widening the scope: Recent trends in constructional contact linguisticsHans C. Boas and Steffen Höder | pp. 1–13
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Section 1. Constructions in multilingual practices
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Idioconstructions in conflict: Ad hoc generalization in multilingual speech processingAileen Urban | pp. 17–53
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“Ok, qui d’autre na, nobody on the line right now?”: A Diasystematic Construction Grammar approach to discourse markers in bilingual Cajun speechSamuel Bourgeois | pp. 55–80
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Cognitive models of language contact: An integrated perspective of Diasystematic Construction Grammar and Cognitive Language Contact PhenotypesAlexander Onysko | pp. 81–105
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Section 2. Constructional change in language contact
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A Diasystematic Construction Grammar analysis of language change in the Afrikaans and English finite verb complement clause constructionBertus Van Rooy | pp. 109–137
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The Spanish verb-particle construction [V para atrás]: Disentangling constructional contact and changeEvelyn Wiesinger | pp. 139–187
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Section 3. Language contact between typologically different languages
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Non-Dravidian elements and (non)diasystematic change in MalayalamSavithry Namboodiripad | pp. 191–232
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Making one’s way in Welsh: Language contact and constructional changeKevin J. Rottet | pp. 233–265
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From letters to families: Initialized signs in American Sign LanguageRyan Lepic | pp. 267–305
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Section 4. Multilingual constructions in language acquisition
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Additional language acquisition as emerging multilingualism: A Construction Grammar approachSteffen Höder, Julia Prentice and Sofia Tingsell | pp. 309–337
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Something I was dealing with: Preposition placement in multilingual constructiconsDaniel Jach | pp. 339–374
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Intensifying constructions in second language acquisition: A diasystematic-constructionist approachKristel Van Goethem and Isa Hendrikx | pp. 375–428
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Author Index | pp. 429–430
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Construction Index | pp. 431–432
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Language Index | pp. 433–434
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Subject Index | pp. 435–437
“This volume is an inspiring example of the capacity of constructional approaches to deal with complex linguistic data and theoretical problems. The papers united here apply constructional models to tackle unsolved questions in language contact and other multilingual constellations like second language acquistion and additional language acquisition. Taking up what has been achieved in the field of language change, the scope of constructional models is expanded to the investigation of diasystemic constructions. A highly welcome and instructive read to everybody interested in the field!”
Gabriele Diewald, Leibniz Universität Hannover
“This terrific volume calls attention to the importance of language contact in shaping the constructicon. The expert contributions showcase research which displays a number of interactions with other domains of enquiry in Construction Grammar. The book addresses numerous topics in multilingualism, drawing on an impressively diverse range of language families. It will be of tremendous interest to anyone interested in usage-based approaches to linguistic diversity.”
Graeme Trousdale, University of Edinburgh
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Hennecke, Inga, Tatiana Perevozchikova & Evelyn Wiesinger
2023. Multiword units in multilingual speakers. International Journal of Bilingualism
PEREK, FLORENT
2023. Construction Grammar and Usage‐Based Theory. In The Handbook of Usage‐Based Linguistics, ► pp. 215 ff.
De Pascale, Stefano, Dirk Pijpops, Freek Van de Velde & Eline Zenner
2022. Reassembling the Pimped Ride: A Quantitative Look at the Integration of a Borrowed Expression. Frontiers in Communication 7
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Subjects
Main BIC Subject
CFK: Grammar, syntax
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009060: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax