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Cognate Objects in English - GWDG

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Lexical Semantics <strong>in</strong> LRS<br />

Lexical-semantic properties (Sailer, 2004a):<br />

◮ referential <strong>in</strong>dex (INDEX)<br />

◮ core lexical contribution (MAIN)<br />

Sketch of the lexical entry of the verb smile:<br />

2 ˙ ¸<br />

PHON smile<br />

6 2 2<br />

3<br />

6<br />

CAT HEAD<br />

6<br />

verb<br />

6 6 6<br />

"<br />

#<br />

7<br />

6SYNSEM<br />

4LOC 4<br />

INDEX e 5<br />

6<br />

CONTENT<br />

6<br />

MAIN smile<br />

6 D<br />

6<br />

6ARG-ST<br />

NP<br />

6<br />

4<br />

ˆ LOC CONTENT INDEX x ˜E<br />

3<br />

7 constra<strong>in</strong>ts on<br />

7 the relation between<br />

7+<br />

7<br />

the semantic<br />

2<br />

3 7<br />

* ∃e(.. .),<br />

+ 7 contributions<br />

6<br />

7<br />

7<br />

LF 4PARTS . . . ∧ Agent(e,...),<br />

7<br />

5 5<br />

smile(e)<br />

COC: identical lexical semantic contributions:<br />

(11) Pat smiled [a happy smile]. (COC)<br />

(‘Pat smiled happily.’)<br />

Manfred Sailer (Gött<strong>in</strong>gen) <strong>Cognate</strong> <strong>Objects</strong> HPSG 2010 24 / 39

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