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Creative intentions — The fine line between ‘creative’ and ‘wrong’

Creative intentions — The fine line between ‘creative’ and ‘wrong’ AbstractThe distinction between creative language use and linguistic errors is not always straightforward. Even less clear is what factors play a role in the attribution of a positive evaluation (= creative) or a negative one (= error). In this paper, it is argued that a Construction Grammar approach can model the difference based on two basic mechanisms: Frequency effects (either modelled as preemption or as negative entrenchment) and hearer expectations, which are continuously updated and based on a wide range of linguistic and contextual factors such as dialect and speech situation, influencing the perception of the abilities and intentions of the speaker. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Cognitive Semiotics de Gruyter

Creative intentions — The fine line between ‘creative’ and ‘wrong’

Cognitive Semiotics , Volume 13 (1): 1 – Sep 14, 2020

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de Gruyter
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© 2020 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston
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2235-2066
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2235-2066
DOI
10.1515/cogsem-2020-2027
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Abstract

AbstractThe distinction between creative language use and linguistic errors is not always straightforward. Even less clear is what factors play a role in the attribution of a positive evaluation (= creative) or a negative one (= error). In this paper, it is argued that a Construction Grammar approach can model the difference based on two basic mechanisms: Frequency effects (either modelled as preemption or as negative entrenchment) and hearer expectations, which are continuously updated and based on a wide range of linguistic and contextual factors such as dialect and speech situation, influencing the perception of the abilities and intentions of the speaker.

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Cognitive Semioticsde Gruyter

Published: Sep 14, 2020

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