Constructions in Contact : Constructional Perspectives on Contact Phenomena in Germanic Languages

The Last Three Decades Have Seen The Emergence Of Construction Grammar As A Major Research Paradigm In Linguistics. At The Same Time, Very Few Researchers Have Taken A Constructionist Perspective On Language Contact Phenomena. This Volume Brings Together, For The First Time, A Broad Range Of Original Contributions Providing Insights Into Language Contact Phenomena From A Constructionist Perspective. Focusing Primarily On Germanic Languages, The Papers In This Volume Demonstrate How The Notion Of Construction Can Be Fruitfully Applied To Investigate How A Range Of Different Language Contact Phenomena Can Be Systematically Analyzed From The Perspectives Of Both Form And Meaning.