Constructions, Networks and Linguistic Change

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Graeme Trousdale (The University of Edinburgh) Elizabeth Closs Traugott (Stanford University)

Constructions, Networks and Linguistic Change

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Graeme Trousdale (The University of Edinburgh), Elizabeth Closs Traugott (Stanford University)

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English

Cambridge University Press
21 May 2026

Psycholinguistics; Semantics; Grammar, syntax

Series: Elements in Construction Grammar

The topic of linguistic networks unites different frameworks in cognitive linguistics. This Element explores two approaches to networks, specifically Construction Grammar of the Goldberg variety and Word Grammar as developed by Hudson, and how they inform work on language change. Both are usage-based theories, but while the basic units of Construction Grammar are conventionalized form-meaning pairings gathered in a construct-i-con, the basic units of Word Grammar are words in dependency and other relations. Construction Grammar allows for schematic, hierarchized abstract generalizations attributable to social groups, whereas Word Grammar focuses on relations at the micro-level and attributable primarily to individuals. Consequences of the differences are discussed with reference to perspectives on the diachronic development of causal connectives in English, especially because.

By: Graeme Trousdale (The University of Edinburgh), Elizabeth Closs Traugott (Stanford University)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 136g
ISBN: 9781009523745
ISBN 10: 1009523740
Series: Elements in Construction Grammar
Pages: 84
Publication Date: 21 May 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction; 2. Overview; 3. A constructional approach to networks; 4. Words, constructions and network structure; 5. Language change and network structure; 6. A case study: the rise of causal connectives in English; 7. Concluding remarks; References.