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The Division of Labor Between Grammar and the Lexicon: An Exploration of the Syntax and Semantics of Verbal Roots

The Division of Labor Between Grammar and the Lexicon: An Exploration of the Syntax and Semantics of Verbal Roots

Ausensi, Josep

Hardcover

Series: Studies in Generative Grammar [Sgg], Book 150

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ISBN10: 3110789671
ISBN13: 9783110789676
Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
Published: Dec 18 2023
Pages: 208
Weight: 1.11
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Much recent influential work within Generative grammar argues that syntax plays a key role in grammar and meaning composition, whereas the role of the lexicon is minimal. This book provides evidence that supports a more balanced division of labor between syntax and the lexicon in the creation of meaning. The author argues that grammatical theory can only ignore lexical meaning at its own peril and defends a theoretical standpoint which is underrepresented in much of the current work in this area . This book explores a wide range of relevant empirical data and makes a compelling case for a theory that can make adequate predictions about possible linguistic structures by allowing the lexicon and the grammar to dynamically interact and impose restrictions on each other.

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