A PLEA FOR EXPLANATION
Abstract The paper responds to Duffley's hypothesis that syntactic phenomena are explicable by the ways in which constructions are used. A model of explanation will be offered, and on this basis 'tough' constructions and the general counterfunctionality of syntax will be discussed.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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UNICAMP - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Centro de Lógica, Epistemologia e História da Ciência
2022
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-60452022000200217 |
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