The construction [a TODO Nsg] in Spanish
In this chapter we present a holistic analysis of instances of the constructional idiom [a TODO Nsg], as conceived, both theoretically and methodologically, from the perspective of Construction Grammar (Croft, 2001; Goldberg, 2006). The construction under scrutiny here presents a high degree of fixe...
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| Format: | Book chapter |
| Publication date: | 2023 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad de Salamanca (USAL) |
| Repository: | GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/167366 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10366/167366 |
| Access Level: | Embargoed access |
| Keyword: | Phraseology Construction grammar Intensification Fraseología Intensificación Gramática de construcciones 5701 Lingüística Aplicada 570199 Lingüística Contrastiva |
| Summary: | In this chapter we present a holistic analysis of instances of the constructional idiom [a TODO Nsg], as conceived, both theoretically and methodologically, from the perspective of Construction Grammar (Croft, 2001; Goldberg, 2006). The construction under scrutiny here presents a high degree of fixedness in use. Its free slot, as the reference corpora consulted have shown, is filled preferentially by a series of nouns with intensifying properties, especially those referring to speed, loudness, power, and luxury or comfort. |
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