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Comb<strong>in</strong>atorial Semantics of LRS<br />
Use of a standard semantic representation language<br />
Different words may contribute identical parts to the overall<br />
read<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Identity of operators: question, negation, tense<br />
(9) Who had bought which book? (question)<br />
?-someone had bought ?-some book (Richter and Sailer, 1999)<br />
(10) Afrikaans:<br />
a. Niemand het niks gesê nie. (negation)<br />
nobody has noth<strong>in</strong>g said not (Richter and Sailer, 2006)<br />
(‘Nobody said anyth<strong>in</strong>g.’)<br />
b. Jan kon die boek gelees het. (tense)<br />
Jan could.Past the book read<br />
(‘Jan could read the book.’)<br />
have.Past (Sailer, 2004b)<br />
Manfred Sailer (Gött<strong>in</strong>gen) <strong>Cognate</strong> <strong>Objects</strong> HPSG 2010 23 / 39
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