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Headline: An introduction to Construction Grammar, as applied to English
Martin Hilpert introduces the central concepts of Construction Grammar, as applied to English constructions. In the process, he lays out how the theory of Construction Grammar relates to the issues of language processing, language acquisition, and language variation and change. Since the first edition of this book came out, Construction Grammar has gained in popularity, and it has undergone a number of significant theoretical and methodological developments. The new edition captures these developments and presents an updated, more comprehensive view of Construction Grammar.
Key features of the new edition include:
. A new chapter on constructions in spoken language (chapter 9)
. A new chapter on constructions across grammar which explores issues of bilingualism, language contact and second language acquisition (chapter 10)
. Updates throughout the other chapters reflect recent developments and new ideas in constructional research.
. Exercises, discussion questions and suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter encourage reflection and further study
. A series of ten video lectures accompanying the book are available via YouTube
List of contents
List of tables and figures; Acknowledgements; To readers: Why you shouldn't pick up, let alone read, this book;1: Introducing Construction Grammar; 2: Argument structure constructions; 3: Inside the construct-i-con; 4:Constructional morphology; 5: Information packaging constructions; 6: Constructions and language processing; 7: Constructions and language acquisition; 8: Language variation and change; 9:Constructions in spoken language; 10 Constructions across Grammars; 11 Concluding remarks; References; Index
About the author
Martin Hilpert works as Assistant Professor of English Linguistics at the Université de Neuchâtel. Besides Construction Grammar, his research interests include corpus linguistics, language variation and change, and cognitive linguistics. He is the author of Germanic Future Constructions (2008, John Benjamins) and Constructional Change in English (2013, Cambridge University Press).
