构式化视角下英语THERE存现句的形成[The rise of English existential There-constructions: The perspective of constructionalization] KU Leuven
Based on the theory of constructionalization and the analysis of historical data, this study investigates the diachronic development of English existential THERE-Constructions, and analyzes its mechanisms and motivations. Major findings are as follows: 1) THERE-Constructions came from the locative “there” construction in Old English. After a series of constructional changes, it emerged in Middle English and constructionalized in the middle and ...