The Projection of Arguments: Lexical and Compositional Factors: 83 (Center for the Study of Language and Information Publication Lecture Notes) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1575861100 ISBN 13: 9781575861104

Publisher: The Center for the Study of Language and Information Publications, 1998

Synopsis

It is becoming increasingly clear that the standard approach to argument linking in terms of 'thematic roles', which are determined by the lexical meaning of verbs, has some serious shortcomings. This volume sets out to explore alternatives to a rigid model of lexical projection. It brings together a set of papers from different backgrounds that converge on the general hypothesis that the many semantic factors which influence the projection of arguments should be attributed to compositional processes rather than to the fixed contents of lexical entries. Proposals for a reassessment of the lexicon-syntax interface are included, as well as topics addressing questions of argument hierarchies and adicity of predicates, and the syntax and semantics of argument alternations in a set of very diverse languages.

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Book Description

This volume sets out to explore alternatives to a rigid model of lexical projection. It brings together a set of papers that converge on the general hypothesis that the many semantic factors which influence the projection of arguments should be attributed to compositional processes rather than to the fixed contents of lexical entries.

About the Author

Miriam Butt is professor for general and computational linguistics at the University of Konstanz.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Center for the Study of Language and Information Publications
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1575861100
• ISBN 13: 9781575861104
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 374
• Editor: Butt Miriam, Geuder Wilhem