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Cognitive models of language contact

An integrated perspective of Diasystematic Construction Grammar and Cognitive Language Contact Phenotypes

 | University of Klagenfurt
Published online: 3 June 2021
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https://doi.org/10.1075/cal.30.04ony
Abstract
This paper provides an integrated view of two recent cognitive models of language contact that have been developed on the basis of a usage-based approach to language: Diasystematic Construction Grammar (DCxG; Höder 2012, 2014, 2018, this volume) and Cognitive Language Contact Phenotypes (CLCP; Onysko 2019). The article discusses the models’ premises and predictions and offers concise comparisons with other relevant models in the field. Since DCxG and CLCP explain complementary cognitive aspects of language contact and multilingual speech phenomena, an integration of both models offers a more comprehensive perspective on how features of language contact emerge from multilingual minds.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.A close up on DCxG and CLCP
    • 2.1Diasystematic Construction Grammar (DCxG)
    • 2.2Cognitive Language Contact Phenotypes (CLCP)
  • 3.Selected further cognitive models of language contact
    • The Dual Language Model (Kecskes, 2006)
    • Muysken’s model of speaker optimization strategies (2013)
    • The Complex Adaptive System Principles (CASP) model for bilingualism (Filipović & Hawkins, 2019)
    • Other models in the emerging framework of Cognitive Contact Linguistics (Verschik, 2019; Winter-Froemel, 2019)
  • 4.Integrating DCxG and CLCP
  • 5.Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
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