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Expanding Construction Grammar and Frame Semantics

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Interaction between constructions <strong>and</strong> verbs:<br />

Goldberg 1995/2006<br />

A verb's argument structure may be exp<strong>and</strong>ed by an independently<br />

existing meaningful construction.<br />

(1) Pat sliced the carrots into the salad. (caused-motion)<br />

(2) Pat sliced Chris a piece of pie. (ditransitive)<br />

(3) Emeril sliced <strong>and</strong> diced his way to stardom. (way constructions)<br />

(4) Pat sliced the box open. (resultative)<br />

- Focus on argument structure constructions<br />

- Role of <strong>Frame</strong> <strong>Semantics</strong> (Fillmore 1982)<br />

(Goldberg 2006: 7)<br />

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