Variação construcional e/ou competição pelo uso

This text aims to discuss the place of variation in Cognitive-Functional Linguistics’ studies, a functionalist research model that combines the North American Functionalism and Cognitive Linguistics, more specifically, the Construction Grammar approach. Since these two perspectives have relatively d...

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Published inOdisséia (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Estudos da Linguagem) Vol. 7; no. especial; pp. 24 - 42
Main Author Monclar Guimarães Lopes
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte 01.04.2022
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cognitive-functional linguistics
competition for use
constructional variation
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Summary:This text aims to discuss the place of variation in Cognitive-Functional Linguistics’ studies, a functionalist research model that combines the North American Functionalism and Cognitive Linguistics, more specifically, the Construction Grammar approach. Since these two perspectives have relatively different points of view – and also their own terminology – for the treatment of variation, in this text, I compare the phenomena of constructional variation (a cognitive perspective) and the competition for use (a functionalist perspective). I claim that the adoption of constructional variation in LFCU studies is more appropriate, since this phenomenon takes on a broader dimension than competition for use: while the latter prioritizes the internal aspects (structural and cognitive ones), the former enables the treatment of both internal (structural and cognitive) factors and external (social) ones.
ISSN:1983-2435
DOI:10.21680/1983-2435.2022v7nEspecialID27385