Constructional approaches to grammar

Usage-based approaches to the development of structure

Cross-linguistic variation of constructions

Constructions, subconstructions and families of constructions

Verbal and non-verbal constructions

Alternations vs. constructions

The interaction of verbal projections and constructions

Computational modeling of projections and constructions

The syntax of clauses and sentences

Linking and interfaces

Head marking and dependent marking

The functional motivation of structural development

Layered models of clause structure

Events vs. states of affairs and predications

Verbs at the representational and interpersonal level

Verbal typologies

Nominalizations

Topic and focus constructions

Raising, existentials and clefts

Diachronic Construction Grammar

Constructionalization

Diatopic, diachronic and textual variation

Morpho-syntactic and semantic change

The role of constructions in grammaticalization

Degrammaticalization and deflection

Grammaticalization and lexicalization

The interaction of information structure and verbal constructions

The role of information structure in syntactic change