This volume brings together ten contributions by leading experts who present their current usage-based research in Diachronic Construction Grammar. All papers c
Construction Grammar as a framework offers a new perspective on traditional historical questions in diachronic linguistics and language change: how do new const
This volume explores how Diachronic Construction Grammar can shed new light on changes in a central and well-researched domain of grammar, namely modality. Its
This book brings together research in cognitive linguistics and experimental psychology to construct a psychologically plausible account of grammar as a mental