A constructional approach to Spanish consecutive discourse markers. Experimental and corpus evidence

This book explores the synchronic and diachronic relations between a group of Spanish consecutive markers (por tanto, por eso, por ello and por esto) and models their similarities and differences by relying on experimental and observational evidence. A usage-based construction grammar approach allow...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Cuello Ramón, Carlos
Format: book
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2024
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repository:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:idus________::7f85d7f0733a22312718485a9fa44f68
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/176015
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Construction Grammar
Diachronic Construction Grammar
Constructionalization
Discourse Markers
Consecutive discourse markers
Experimental linguistics
Eye-tracker
Corpus linguistics
Usage-based linguistics
Editorial Universidad de Sevilla
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Summary:This book explores the synchronic and diachronic relations between a group of Spanish consecutive markers (por tanto, por eso, por ello and por esto) and models their similarities and differences by relying on experimental and observational evidence. A usage-based construction grammar approach allows us to map the results of both methods in a constructional network with multiple horizontal and vertical links intended to conceptualize the traditional notion of paradigm in a more dynamic way. Going beyond the grammaticalization framework, procedural meaning, schematicity, compositionality, entrenchment and other constructional relevant parameters of these discourse markers are assessed on the basis of an eye-tracker and a corpus study. The book endorses the benefits of combining empirical methods and usage-based models for the synchronic and diachronic description of discourse markers and their neighboring categories.