What is an alternation? Six answers

Pijpops, Dirk

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What is an alternation? Six answers

Pijpops, Dirk

2020 • In Belgian Journal of Linguistics, 34, p. 283-294

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alternation; usage-based; sociolinguistic variable; construction grammar; corpus

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[en] An important subset of the empirical research conducted within usage-based construction grammar is formed by alternation studies. Still, it is not always clear what exactly qualifies as an alternation. This paper takes stock of six possible ways of defining an alternation. Three of these definitions are argued to be particularly suitable for the research program of usage-based construction grammar. The paper zooms in on those and discusses their practical consequences and (dis)advantages.

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Languages & linguistics

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Pijpops, Dirk ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de langues modernes : ling., litt. et trad. > Département de langues modernes : ling., litt. et trad.

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English

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What is an alternation? Six answers

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2020

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Belgian Journal of Linguistics

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0774-5141

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1569-9676

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John Benjamins Publishing Company, Netherlands

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283-294

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