Philipp Wasserscheidt
Biographic Data
| ID | 9284834 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Philipp Wasserscheidt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Philipp |
| FAMILY NAME | Wasserscheidt |
| SIGNATURE | WASSERSCHEIDT P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2602-9103 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A usage-based approach to “language” in language contact
The use of named languages is still prevalent in current contact linguistics research. In this paper, I argue that this cannot explain many contact situations and types of language knowledge. I propose a usage-based account of language instead which does not take linguistic systems for granted but construes them based on the single linguistic unit. A language is seen as a radially organized network of constructions, which are interlinked through …
Sovpadenie? Frame manipulation with bare nouns
Constructions do not cross Languages
In research on bilingualism it is often assumed that linguistic structures can be shared across languages. The emphasis on generalization and categorization in construction grammar also seems to imply that speakers can develop cross-linguistic representations. This contribution argues that generalizations can occur only on the semantic level. Data from typologically distinct languages shows that generalizations over form are not likely to play a …
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Constructions do not cross Languages
In research on bilingualism it is often assumed that linguistic structures can be shared across languages. The emphasis on generalization and categorization in construction grammar also seems to imply that speakers can develop cross-linguistic representations. This contribution argues that generalizations can occur only on the semantic level. Data from typologically distinct languages shows that generalizations over form are not likely to play a …
Sovpadenie? Frame manipulation with bare nouns
A usage-based approach to “language” in language contact
The use of named languages is still prevalent in current contact linguistics research. In this paper, I argue that this cannot explain many contact situations and types of language knowledge. I propose a usage-based account of language instead which does not take linguistic systems for granted but construes them based on the single linguistic unit. A language is seen as a radially organized network of constructions, which are interlinked through …
Computer Science (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (3 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Applied linguistics (1 work) · Categorization (1 work) · Generalization (1 work) · Grammar (1 work) · Historical linguistics (1 work)