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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Bibliographic Details
Authors: López Meirama, Belén; Iglesias Iglesias, Nely Milagros
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
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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.