@article{01JPW2Z75ZBPJ93H38Z16A9TEY,
  abstract     = {{This study reconstructs the constructionalization process of the inchoative construction in Spanish, both from a formal and semantic viewpoint, operating within the framework of (Diachronic) Construction Grammar. The statistical method of VNC (Variability-based Neighbor Clustering) is implemented in order to obtain a bottom-up periodization of the evolution of the schema. Formally, the study maps the variation between a, de and en in the preposition slot of the construction. First, the paper uncovers that the formal fixation took place before the end of the 18th century, and prepared the integration of new members in the construction. Semantically, the extension of the auxiliary slot is scrutinized, unveiling when each micro-construction emerged and how each subschema became more productive. Second, the study shows that some inchoatives are coerced into the construction by metaphorical extensions, while others are recruited by analogical extension, based on an earlier incorporated (and to some extend conventionalized) member within the same subschema. Third, it is argued that these various developments reflect different needs of creativity and expressivity in the course of the history of the construction. Finally, based on the VNC-output and the empirical data, the analysis leads to the conclusion that the constructionalization was finalized around the 18th century, when both the preposition slot fixated with the preposition a and when the auxiliary slot extended significantly to other domains, resulting in the activation of all current subschemas in contemporary Spanish.}},
  author       = {{Van Hulle, Sven and Enghels, Renata}},
  issn         = {{0165-4004}},
  journal      = {{FOLIA LINGUISTICA}},
  keywords     = {{coercion,constructionalization,(Diachronic) Construction Grammar,inchoative construction,metaphorical extension,Spanish,PERSPECTIVE,CREATIVITY,COERCION,GRAMMAR,CORPUS,WORD}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{s46-s1}},
  pages        = {{211--255}},
  title        = {{The diachronic development of the inchoative construction in Spanish : a case of constructionalization}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.1515/flin-2025-2008}},
  volume       = {{59}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}

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