Paradigms lost – paradigms regained
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Gabriele Diewald
Abstract
Based on Diewald (2009, 2015a, 2017), it is claimed that the notion of paradigm needs to be introduced into constructional accounts, as otherwise the essence of grammaticalization cannot be properly captured in construction grammar. It is suggested to define grammatical paradigms as a new node type, a “hyper-construction”, which represents the categorical, non-gradient specifics of grammatical meaning. This line of argumentation is supported by a discussion of changes in the German and English modality, tense, determiner, and number paradigms. Independent arguments for the psychological reality of paradigms come from the study of implicational relations in inflectional morphology and diachronic phenomena such as layering, suppletion, and paradigm pressure.
Abstract
Based on Diewald (2009, 2015a, 2017), it is claimed that the notion of paradigm needs to be introduced into constructional accounts, as otherwise the essence of grammaticalization cannot be properly captured in construction grammar. It is suggested to define grammatical paradigms as a new node type, a “hyper-construction”, which represents the categorical, non-gradient specifics of grammatical meaning. This line of argumentation is supported by a discussion of changes in the German and English modality, tense, determiner, and number paradigms. Independent arguments for the psychological reality of paradigms come from the study of implicational relations in inflectional morphology and diachronic phenomena such as layering, suppletion, and paradigm pressure.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
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The nodes
- Constructionalization and the Sorites Paradox 45
- Constructionalization, constructional competition and constructional death 69
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The links
- (Re)shaping the constructional network 107
- Productivity and schematicity in constructional change 141
- Constructional networks and the development of benefactive ditransitives in English 167
- Allostructions, homostructions or a constructional family? 213
- Converging variations and the emergence of horizontal links 243
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Beyond existing models
- Paradigms lost – paradigms regained 277
- Putting connections centre stage in diachronic Construction Grammar 317
- Index 353
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
-
The nodes
- Constructionalization and the Sorites Paradox 45
- Constructionalization, constructional competition and constructional death 69
-
The links
- (Re)shaping the constructional network 107
- Productivity and schematicity in constructional change 141
- Constructional networks and the development of benefactive ditransitives in English 167
- Allostructions, homostructions or a constructional family? 213
- Converging variations and the emergence of horizontal links 243
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Beyond existing models
- Paradigms lost – paradigms regained 277
- Putting connections centre stage in diachronic Construction Grammar 317
- Index 353
