Can context undo constructional meaning? A Construction Grammar study of French en situation de + NOUN

This article investigates the extent to which context can impact the meaning of a construction. It focuses on the French expression en situation de (‘in situation of’) + NOUN, whose meaning is contested among language users when specifically applied to human referents (e.g., en situation de handicap...

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Main Author: Sophie Raineri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association Française de Linguistique Cognitive 2024-11-01
Series:CogniTextes
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/cognitextes/2660