In the present paper, we adduce further evidence for the reality of grammatical constructions by focusing on a highly idiosyncratic configuration from Spanish, which we call the reduplicative-topic construction. This construction is a productive syntactic pattern that functions as a “constructional hedge”. The grammatical behaviors of this construction cannot be captured by syntactocentric approaches to grammar. Instead, co-ocurring multiple constraints must be taken into account, including phonological (intonation and rhythm), morphosyntactic and semantic factors.
The thrust of our argument is that only a constructional approach can explain the facts needed to characterize this grammatical pattern. We conclude the paper by considering the implications of the constructional approach to syntax for linguistic theory.
2020. Грамматика конструкции как элемент взаимодействия фразеологических единиц. ГУМАНИТАРНЫЕ НАУКИ :№10/2 ► pp. 84 ff.
González Pérez, Rosario
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Mompean, Jose A. & Javier Valenzuela Manzanares
2019. Brexit means Brexit: a constructionist analysis. Complutense Journal of English Studies 27 ► pp. 1 ff.
McGregor, William B.
2015. Four counter-presumption constructions in Shua (Khoe-Kwadi, Botswana). Lingua 158 ► pp. 54 ff.
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