In:Conceptual Semantics: A micro-modular approach
Urpo Nikanne
[Constructional Approaches to Language 23] 2018
► pp. 135–175
Chapter 6The lexicon and argument linking
Published online: 3 September 2018
https://doi.org/10.1075/cal.23.c6
https://doi.org/10.1075/cal.23.c6
Abstract
In this chapter, we will discuss the linking between the argument level and the syntactic functions subject and object. The linking is based on three levels: (i) the argument level, (ii) the DA-system that represents the lexically determined “logical subject” and “logical object,” and (iii) the GF-system including the grammatical functions subject and object. The chapter discusses the relevant parts of the lexical entries of predicates and the principles that govern the linking between the argument level, DA-system, and GF-system.
Article outline
- 6.1The lexicon
- 6.1.1General notes
- 6.1.2Lexical entry
- 6.1.3A word on inflection and derivation
- 6.1.4The semantics in the lexical entries of predicates
- 6.2Argument linking: Linking between argument tier and syntactic functions
- 6.2.1Argument level, lexically determined arguments and syntactic functions
- 6.2.2Expressing an argument marked as implicit
- 6.2.2.1Erasing the impliciteness index
- 6.2.2.2Fill-in adjuncts
- 6.2.3Exceptional DA-selection
- 6.2.3.1Verbs meaning ‘get,’ ‘lose,’ and ‘have’
- 6.2.3.2Constructions that license exceptional links between grammatical functions and direct arguments
- 6.3A simple concrete example of argument linking: Possessive expressions in English and Finnish
- 6.4Summary
