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Book: The Cognitive Linguistics Reader

Chapter: 20. Logical and Typological Arguments for Radical Construction Grammar

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.31564

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In this essay, the author develops the theoretical ramifications of taking seriously the notion of constructions, arguing on the basis of logical and typological evidence that constructions, not grammatical categories, are the linguistic primitives that best lend themselves to typological investigation and explanation

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