This volume embarks on an exploration of the processual and dynamic
character of grammatical constructions in emergence, both from an
'emergent' and an 'emerging' perspective. 'Emerging' constructions
develop out of their discourse contexts. Talking of emerging
constructions is compatible with a view of grammar as a stable
system of rules and structures which may 'emerge' (i.e., come into
existence) out of a pool of previously unordered elements.
'Emergent' constructions on the contrary are due to the on-line
production of grammar in time. The term 'emergent' emphasises the
fact that a grammatical structure is always temporary and
ephemeral. In both senses, grammar is modelled as a highly adaptive
resource for interaction. On the basis of empirical studies on
spoken English, German, Hebrew, Swedish and French, the volume
addresses the following questions: How can what initially appears
to be construction x end up being construction y in on-line syntax?
What are the local interactional needs which such processes respond
to in the process of their emergence? Does the on-line
(re-)modelling of a construction concern its syntactic or semantic
side - or both? And finally: Should emergent grammatical structures
as they unfold in real time be seen as stages in the emerging of
grammar?
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