Identifying Syntactically Relevant Units of Meaning
Identifying Syntactically Relevant Units of Meaning
Identifying Syntactically Relevant Units of Meaning
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Linking <strong>of</strong> underlying thematic roles<br />
to syntax<br />
The difference in argument structure follows from<br />
the linking rules: in the old verb, the moving<br />
thing was the theme and hence was linked to<br />
direct object; in the new verb, the location is the<br />
theme (<strong>of</strong> a state change) and hence is linked to<br />
object. The argument not linked to object gets<br />
linked to an oblique function or position by virtue<br />
<strong>of</strong> other linking rules in combination with lexical<br />
entries for specific prepositions.<br />
(Pinker 1989:79)<br />
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