Expanding Construction Grammar and Frame Semantics

Fillmore et al. (1988):
[the X-er the Y-er]
“In spite of the fact that it is host to a large
number of fixed expressions, the form has
to be recognized as fully productive. Its
member expressions are in principle not
listable: unlimitedly many new expressions
can be constructed within its pattern, their
meanings constructed by means of
semantic principles specifically tied to this
construction.” (1988: 507)
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