Constructions in Spanish

This paper focuses on predicative constructions with ser and have -constructions with tener in written language production of native German students studying Spanish as a third language (L3). First, I establish a common ground between a usage-based approach and construction grammar and then define so-called ‘construction learning’ in the teaching of a foreign language. Subsequently, the study investigates the use of tener (‘to have’) and ser (‘to be’), both irregular high-frequency verbs, in the