Polysemy in the construction grammar
An analysis from transitive construction
Keywords:
Usage-Based Linguistics. Construction Grammar. Transitive construction. Inheritance relations. Polysemy.Abstract
Based on the theoretical framework of Usage-Based Linguistics and in the Construction Grammar, this paper analyzes a type of inheritance relationship, the polysemy links, in tokens of the transitive construction. The examination of empirical data argues that speakers extend the basic meaning of this construction, which is linked to a prototypical transitive scene, to cover other types of events that depart from the prototype. Thus, the shape is paired with different meanings, showing constructional polysemy.
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