KNOWLEDGE, CREATIVITY AND PRODUCTIVITY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF USAGE-BASED FUNCTIONAL LINGUISTICS

ABSTRACT In this article, we discuss the notions of linguistic knowledge, creativity, and productivity as they are conceived in Functional Linguistics Construction Grammar, also reviewing, more briefly, these concepts Generative Grammar. sense, revisit posture that different linguists adopt relation to notions, confronting them highlighting their divergences. We relate each specific theoretical assumptions model analysis, pointing out evolution such have gone through over time, which results from development a science. characterize construction its properties, under framework constructionist models, creativity property schematicity. Finally, based on Usage-based Linguistics, examine transitive VAdjADV e VAdj-mente constructions Brazilian Portuguese illustrate role communicative cognitive factors motivate new uses constructions.