The present study addresses the limitations of constructional innovation by looking into the case of "(sic)NP" [ni bixu zhidao de NP] (NP that you must know), an emerging construction popular in Chinese titles. Upon linguistic data collection and case analysis, it is found that, constructional innovation, while fulfilling the expected functions, is at the same time subject to the context of linguistic innovation. On one hand, new constructions with certain functional attributes have a better chance of rising from a specific context. The rise of the "(sic)NP" [ni bixu zhidao de NP] (NP that you...
