Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleAntiphrasis-Based Comparative Constructional Idioms in SpanishCarmen Mellado BlancoThe aim of this study is to show the constructional character of the antiphrasis-based comparative structures in Spanish [SUBJ[anaph] VTENER de S1 como/lo que yo de S2] and [SUBJ[anaph] V[COGN] de S1 como/lo que yo de S2], respectively with the referential meaning 'not to be S1' and 'to not know/understand absolutely anything about S1' and the pragmatic meaning disagreement/criticism. These … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 14 Aug 2015 · 8,117 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleOn the Systematic Variation of German Idioms: Converse Pairs as a Constructional PhenomenonDmitrij Dobrovol′skijThis paper presents some findings of my research on the systematic variation of German idioms, with attention focused on converse transformations such as (jmdm.) eins/eine/einen aufs Dach geben literally "to give someone <let someone have> one on the roof", meaning 'to strike <beat> someone' or 'to punish someone' – eins/eine/einen aufs Dach bekommen (von jmdm.) literally "to get one on … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 13 Aug 2015 · 8,208 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsHow to Apply CxG to Phraseology: A Multilingual Research ProjectValentina Benigni, Paola Cotta Ramusino, Fabio Mollica, Elmar SchafrothIn the present research project, we will set out to design and populate a multilingual database which lists and describes Italian, Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Russian and Spanish phraseologisms. We firmly believe that the multilingual database will prove particularly useful in second language teaching. We will endorse the holistic perspective of Construction Grammar as our theoretical and applied framework … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 20 Aug 2015 · 9,493 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractItalian Phrasemes as Constructions: How to Understand and Use ThemElmar SchafrothThe present article describes the objectives and methods for a learner-centered description of Italian idioms based on the theoretical principles of Construction Grammar (CxG). The aim of the underlying research project is to develop a new way of looking at idioms, taking into account all linguistic aspects that could help to fully understand and usethem in a formally and functionally … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 3 Sep 2015 · 9,086 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstract"Fruits are Results": On the Interaction between Universal Archi-Metaphors, Ethno-Specific Culturemes and PhraseologyAntonio Pamies, Lei Chunyi, Margaret CraigThis paper deals with the relation between language, culture and reality, as it manifests itself in figurative words, idioms and proverbs involving the concept of fruit in several language families. Some productive metaphoric macro-models are identified and analysed, archi-metaphors as well as culturemes, analysing how the "experiential" and "cultural" motivational backgrounds can interact. We also investigate how grammatical metaphors depend … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 10 Aug 2015 · 8,447 accessesView PDFCite