Language contact phenomena in multiword units: The code-switching–calquing continuum

Aims and objectives: Code-switching calquing are two widespread language contact phenomena in bilingual speech. While both have been discussed extensively research on the past decades, only very few studies systematically investigate code-switching of within multiword units or constructions. In our contribution, we aim at developing a more differentiated account constructions, bringing together recent usage-based psycholinguistic Construction Grammar theories modeling with cognitively oriented approaches to bilingualism. Design: We analyze discuss corpus data from Corpus Spanish Southern Arizona (CESA) first-, second-, third-generation Spanish–English speakers Arizona. Data analysis: The analysis focuses N Prep N, NN(N), Adj N/N patterns (N = noun, preposition, adjective). Findings/conclusions: highlights importance lexically specific partially fully schematic constructions as well continuum between situated closer lexical syntactic pole. Originality: Whereas sequences found play an important role (mostly first [L1]) acquisition, use, processing, speech has much less studied so far. Significance/implications: study shows that central calquing. argues may ultimately be viewed continuum, since rely similar, highly frequent, productive their interlingual correspondences for phenomena.