Category change from a constructional perspective. Introduction to the workshop
(2014) 8th International Conference on Construction Grammar (ICCG8) — Location: Osnabrück, Germany (3.September.2014)
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- Category change, i.e. the shift from one word class to another or from free categories to bound categories, is inherent to many different types of change, yet it is usually not given much consideration. The aim of this workshop, therefore, will be to bring category change itself to the fore, as a phenomenon worthy of study in its own right. Adopting a rather broad definition of “category”, which includes both single words and multi-word units, we will explore how categories change and why some shifts are more frequent than others. In particular, we want to examine whether a constructional perspective enhances our understanding of category change. In our workshop, focus will be on three topics: (i) types of category change, (ii) degrees of gradualness and context-sensitivity, and (iii) directionality.
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Norde, M., & Van Goethem, K. (2014). Category change from a constructional perspective. Introduction to the workshop. 8th International Conference on Construction Grammar (ICCG8), Osnabrück, Germany. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/195761