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Article published In: Constructions and Frames
Vol. 15:1 (2023) ► pp.59–90

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A multilingual approach to the interaction between frames and constructions

Towards a joint framework and methodology

 | Leipzig University
 | Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
 | Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
 | Federal University of Juiz de Fora | CNPq
Published online: 19 October 2023
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https://doi.org/10.1075/cf.00067.czu
Abstract
The comparison of constructions across languages faces a major challenge: Both similarities and differences can appear on the whole scale from form to meaning. In this paper, we propose an approach combining the descriptive and explanatory power of Construction Grammar and Frame Semantics by applying the analysis of constructions and frames on a full-text scale. More concretely, we propose a contrastive and translatological analysis of (partially) schematic constructions in English, Brazilian Portuguese and German which may diverge in form, but are relatable to one another across languages by their conventional pragmatics and/or the semantic frames they evoke.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Comparing frames and constructions across languages: Starting points
    • 2.1Multilingual issues in Frame Semantics and Construction Grammar
    • 2.2Annotation data and methods
  • 3.Cross-linguistic analyses: From frames to constructions
    • 3.1Cross-linguistic frame analysis
    • 3.2Limits of a frame-based cross-linguistic analysis
      • 3.2.1Exclamative constructions
      • 3.2.2Conditional constructions
      • 3.2.3Negation constructions
      • 3.2.4Tag questions
    • 3.3Cross-linguistic constructional analyses
      • 3.3.1Frame-and-constructional correspondences
      • 3.3.2Frame commonalities despite constructional mismatches
      • 3.3.3A few remarks on multiword expressions and interactional frames
  • 4.Conclusion: Towards a methodology for cross-linguistic frame-and-construction analyses
  • Notes
  • References
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