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In:Lexical meaning as a testable hypothesis: The case of English look, see, seem and appear
Nadav Sabar
[Studies in Functional and Structural Linguistics 75] 2018
► pp. 125–137

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Chapter 6
Theoretical excursus

A critique of William Diver’s approach to the grammar-lexicon divide and a recapitulation of analytical assumptions and findings

Published online: 26 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1075/sfsl.75.c6

Article outline

1.Introduction
2.The linguistic status of the categories of grammar and lexicon
- 2.1The a priori assumption of a grammar-lexicon continuum
- 2.2The a priori assumption of polysemy in the lexicon
- 2.3The a priori assumption that only grammatical forms constrain one another
- 2.4The a priori assumption that lexical meanings are based on real-world categorizations
- 2.5Conclusion
3.Recapitulations
Notes