Is there a place for variation in the cognitive construction grammar? The case of the construction [por SN de X]

Authors

  • Maria da Conceição Paiva Universidade FEderal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8261-6575
  • Bruno Araújo de Oliveira Universidade FEderal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22409/gragoata.v25i52.42326

Keywords:

Variation. Cognitive Construction Grammar. Synonymy.

Abstract

In this paper, we discuss some issues related to the modelling of language variation and change within the framework of the Cognitive Construction Grammar. We particularly put into question the principle of no synonymy as outlined by Goldberg (1995, 2006), especially regarding the indistinction between the semantic and pragmatic components in the definition of construction. To this end, we analyze the intraclausal causal constructions por causa de and por conta de in order to show that they can alternate in some contexts. Although these two constructions play different argumentative functions, they share a set of formal and semantic properties that create a space for variation, especially if we restrict semantic equivalence to the referential meaning. The results of the analysis provide evidence to argue in favor of a stricter delimitation of the principle of no synonymy.

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Original in French.

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Author Biographies

Maria da Conceição Paiva, Universidade FEderal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Professora do Programa de Pós-graduação em Linguística da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade Federal do Rio de janeiro, é pesquisadora do CNPq e coordenadora do grupo de pesquisas  PEUL (Programa de estudos do uso da língua). Ao longo de muitos anos vem conduzindo pesquisas na área de variação e mudança no português. Mais recentemente, tem se dedicado ao estudo da mudança linguística em tempo real de longa duração e à relação entre mudança na comunidade de fala e no indivíduo.

Bruno Araújo de Oliveira, Universidade FEderal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Mestre e Doutor em Linguística pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) e Licenciado em Letras (Português/Inglês) pela Faculdade de Formação de Professores da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FFP/UERJ).

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Published

2020-09-21

How to Cite

Paiva, M. da C., & Oliveira, B. A. de. (2020). Is there a place for variation in the cognitive construction grammar? The case of the construction [por SN de X]. Gragoatá, 25(52), 879-909. https://doi.org/10.22409/gragoata.v25i52.42326

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 52 (2020): Grammar of constructions and interfaces

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