Constructions with the quasi-participles (rzecz) ujmujgc and (rzecz) biorgc in Polish: A comparative corpus-based analysis of distinctive adverbial complements

Drawing on the foundational concepts of Construction Grammar and the analytical approach of Distinctive-Collexeme Analysis, , this linguistic inquiry systematically investigates the affinities of adverbial complements (ACs) for the AC-(rzecz) ujmuj & aogon;c-construction (e.g., og & oacute;lnie rzecz ujmuj & aogon;c 'generally speaking'; verbatim: generally thing/matter expressing/phrasing) in comparison to the AC-(rzecz) bior & aogon;c-construction (e.g., og & oacute;lnie rzecz bior & aogon;c 'all things considered'; verbatim: generally thing/matter taking). The analysis of the dataset from the National Corpus of Polish (NKJP) shows that these linguistic constructions extend beyond mere syntactic variance, revealing distinct semantic nuances, assuming varying pragmatic roles within communicative contexts, and exhibiting marked collocational patterns with a diverse array of adverbs and adverbial phrases.