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This is to count as a construction
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Abstract
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| This article investigates the syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic properties of utterances such as This is to count as a construction. It is argued that a construction is required to capture certain semi-idiosyncratic aspects of the pattern. We call this construction the is-to construction. At the same time, its properties are motivated by relating the construction to other well-known constructions via a default inheritance hierarchy. The article also discusses a nonproductive "object-related" construction and suggests a diachronic relationship between the two. The proposal is contrasted with word-based, semantic, and purely syntactic accounts. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Folia linguistica / Linguistic Society of Europe [Amsterdam] - The Hague
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Publication
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The Hague
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2012
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ISSN
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0165-4004
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1614-7308
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DOI
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10.1515/FLIN.2012.4
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Volume/pages
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46
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(2012)
, p. 109-132
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ISI
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000305095900004
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