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This paper gives an overview of the fundamental features that characterize Construction Grammar as a distinct approach to linguistic analysis. I discuss the theory’s conceptual underpinnings, introduce the basics of its representational apparatus, and briefly demonstrate the ways in which a constructional analysis is generally carried out, using both English and Czech data. The center of attention is on the notion ‘construction’ as a theoretical entity and the basic unit of analysis, which allows for both the Gestalt‑ like, holistic view of linguistic patterning and for keeping track of the internal properties of larger patterns. The constructional approach is shown to be well suited to accounting not just for fully schematic grammatical patterns but also for partial productivity.
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The article presents a constructional analysis of a subgroup of Czech relative clauses (namely, those with the absolutive relativizer co), addressing specifically the question of the presence vs absence of the accusative resumptive pronoun in these clauses. Based on an earlier analysis of relevant corpus data concerning the differences in distribution (Fried, 2010), we now concentrate on the constructional status of these patterns, with partial reference to other subtypes of the absolutive relative clauses. Using the tools of Construction Grammar and exploring the notion of constructional maps, we propose organizing these patterns in a network of related constructions with shared as well as distinct characteristics; the network is further mapped onto a particular functional space. One of the advantages of such a representation consists in its ability to include minority configurations, transitions from one pattern to another, and, in general, any areas of categorial fluidity.
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