Grammatical construction

Grammatical construction

In linguistics, a grammatical construction is any syntactic string of words ranging from sentences over phrasal structures to certain complex lexemes, such as phrasal verbs.

In generative frameworks, constructions are generally argued to be void of content and derived by the general syntactic rules of the language in question.

In construction grammar, cognitive grammar, and cognitive linguistics, a grammatical construction is a syntactic template that is paired with conventionalized semantic and pragmatic content. In these disciplines, constructions are given a more semiotic character.

ee also

Formal grammar

References

* Ronald W. Langacker, "Foundations of Cognitive Grammar Volume I", Stanford University Press, Stanford, California, 1987. ISBN 0804738521
* Adele E. Goldberg, "Constructions: A Construction Grammar Approach to Argument Structure", The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1995. ISBN 0226300862


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