1991 TheGenerativeLexicon
- (Pustejovsky, 1991) ⇒ James Pustejovsky. (1991). “The Generative Lexicon.” In: Computational Linguistics, 17(4).
Subject Headings: Word-level Semantic Analysis Task, Lexical Semantics.
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1993
- (Levin, 1993) ⇒ Beth Levin. (1993). “English Verb Classes and Alternations: A Preliminary Investigation.” The University of Chicago Press. ISBN:0226475336
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Abstract
In this paper, I will discuss four major topics relating to current research in lexical semantics: methodology, descriptive coverage, adequacy of the representation, and the computational usefulness of representations. In addressing these issues, I will discuss what I think are some of the central problems facing the lexical semantics community, and suggest ways of best approaching these issues. Then, I will provide a method for the decomposition of lexical categories and outline a theory of lexical semantics embodying a notion of cocompositionality and type coercion, as well as several levels of semantic description, where the semantic load is spread more evenly throughout the lexicon. I argue that lexical decomposition is possible if it is performed generatively. Rather than assuming a fixed set of primitives. I will assume a fixed number of generative devices that can be seen as constructing semantic expressions. I develop a theory of Qualia Structure, a representation language for lexical items, which renders much lexical ambiguity in the lexicon unnecessary, while still explaining the systematic polysemy that words carry. Finally, I discuss how individual lexical structures can be integrated into the larger lexical knowledge base through a theory of lexical inheritance. This provides us with the necessary principles of global organization for the enabling us to fully integrate our natural language lexicon into a conceptual whole.
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