In:Imperative-Based Dialogic Constructions and Discourse Units
Vassiliki Geka
[Constructional Approaches to Language 39] 2025
► pp. xv–xx
Published online: 1 April 2025
https://doi.org/10.1075/cal.39.lot
https://doi.org/10.1075/cal.39.lot
List of tables
Chapter 2
Table 2.1Schwenter’s framework32
Chapter 3
Table 3.1The patterns as listed in OED, CED, and ColED43
Table 3.2Patterns signalling non-aligned perspectivisation in discourse47
Table 3.3The set of the contextual elements examined52
Table 3.4An overview of (N) and (n) per construction and corpus55
Chapter 5
Table 5.1A summary of the minimal formal variations identified for think again104
Chapter 7
Table 7.1A comparative overview of the constructional properties of the believe-family147
Table 7.2An overview of the constructional properties of think again148
Table 7.3An overview of the constructional properties of mind you149
Appendix II.Chapter 4
Table 4.1A lexicographic summary of the verb ‘believe’ in OED, CED, and ColED195
Table 4.2A lexicographic summary of the believe-family patterns in OED, CED, and ColED196
Table 4.3An overview of the tenses used in the proposition /p/ in the scope of the constructions196
Table 4.4An overview of the frequencies of the compositional, constructional, and false positives197
Table 4.5An overview of the frequencies of the MD – MM – DD – DM198
Table 4.6An overview of the frequencies of the intensifying features for the believe-family198
Table 4.7An overview of the frequencies of the contextual features for the believe-family199
Table 4.8An overview of the frequencies of positional flexibility for the believe-family199
Table 4.9Calculation of M, StD, and R for the believe-family200
Table 4.10The K-S test on believe me (BNC & COCA)200
Table 4.11The K-S test on believe you me (BNC & COCA)201
Table 4.12The K-S test on believe it or not (BNC & COCA)201
Table 4.13The K-W test on believe me (fully compositional vs. constructional semantics)202
Table 4.14The K-W test on believe me and the MD – MM – DD – DM frequency set203
Table 4.15The K-W test on believe me and the positional flexibility frequency set203
Table 4.16The K-W test on believe me and the intensifying features frequency set204
Table 4.17The K-W test on believe me and the contextual features frequency set204
Table 4.18The K-W test on believe you me and the MD – MM – DD – DM frequency set205
Table 4.19The K-W test on believe you me and the positional flexibility frequency set206
Table 4.20The K-W test on believe you me and the intensifying features frequency set206
Table 4.21The K-W test on believe you me and the contextual frequency set207
Table 4.22The K-W test on believe it or not and the MD – MM – DD – DM frequency set208
Table 4.23The K-W test on believe it or not and the positional flexibility frequency set208
Table 4.24The K-W test on believe it or not and the intensifying features frequency set209
Table 4.25The K-W test on believe it or not and the contextual features frequency set209
Table 4.26The Cronbach’s (α) test on the believe-family in both corpora210
Table 4.27The Cronbach’s (α) test on the contextual and intensifying features in the BELIEVE-family211
Table 4.28The Cronbach’s (α) test on the aggregate frequency set of the BELIEVE-family211
Appendix II.Chapter 5
Table 5.1A lexicographic summary of ‘think’ and ‘think again’ in OED, CED, and ColED214
Table 5.2A lexicographic summary of the semantics of ‘again’ in OED, CED, and ColED214
Table 5.3An overview of the frequencies of the fully compositional and constructional instances215
Table 5.4An overview of the frequencies of the MD – MM – DD – DM215
Table 5.5An overview of the frequencies of the intensifying features215
Table 5.6An overview of the frequencies of the morphosyntactic and contextual features216
Table 5.7An overview of the frequencies of positional flexibility216
Table 5.8Calculation of the M, StD, and R for think again217
Table 5.9The K-S test on think again (BNC & COCA)217
Table 5.10The K-W test on think again (fully compositional vs. constructional semantics)218
Table 5.11The K-W test on think again and the MD – MM – DD – DM frequency set219
Table 5.12The M-W test on think again and the positional flexibility frequency set219
Table 5.13The K-W test on think again and the intensifying features frequency set220
Table 5.14The K-W test on think again and the contextual features frequency set221
Table 5.15The Cronbach’s (α) test on the aggregate frequency set of think again222
Appendix II.Chapter 6
Table 6.1A lexicographic summary of ‘mind’ and ‘mind you’ in OED, CED, and ColED223
Table 6.2An overview of the frquencies of constructional semantics, false positives, and the injunctive pattern225
Table 6.3An overview of the frequencies of the MD – MM – DD – DM225
Table 6.4An overview of the frequencies of positional flexibility225
Table 6.5An overview of the frequencies of the contextual features225
Table 6.6An overview of the frequencies of the intensifying features226
Table 6.7Calculation of the M, StD, and R for mind you226
Table 6.8The K-S test on mind you (BNC & COCA)227
Table 6.9The K-W test on mind you (compositional semantics-false positives-injunctive pattern)228
Table 6.10The K-W test on mind you and the MD – MM – DD – DM frequency set229
Table 6.11The K-W test on mind you and the contextual features frequency set230
Table 6.12The K-W test on mind you and the positional flexibility frequency set230
Table 6.13The K-W test on mind you and the intensifying features frequency set231
Table 6.14The Cronbach’s (α) test on the aggregate frequency set of mind you232
