Florent Perek (publiziert)
Verbs, Constructions, Alternations: Usage-based perspectives on argument realization
1. Supervisor | PD Dr. Martin Hilpert |
2. Supervisor | Prof. Dr. Maarten Lemmens (co-tutelle) |
Abstract | The general goal of my thesis was to investigate to what extent the grammar of verbs, also called argument realization, can be based on linguistic usage. The usage-based approach is a recent paradigm shift in linguistics which takes the view that grammar is a dynamic inventory of symbolic conventions that emerges through, and is likewise shaped by, actual language use. Adopting a constructional approach to argument structure and on the basis of English data, I address the question of the usage basis of argument realization at three levels of organization. |
Disciplin | English Studies |
Languages | Englisch |
Keywords | argument structure, construction grammar, argument realization, usage-based |