Identifying Syntactically Relevant Units of Meaning
Identifying Syntactically Relevant Units of Meaning
Identifying Syntactically Relevant Units of Meaning
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Stuff-verbs<br />
• Verbs that fit the semantic characterization <strong>of</strong> stuff-verbs<br />
don’t exhibit similar syntactic behavior, e.g. squeeze<br />
(10) a. Dawn stuffed the turkey with breadcrumbs.<br />
b. Dawn stuffed breadcrumbs into the turkey.<br />
(11) a. *Christian squeezed the turkey with breadcrumbs.<br />
b. Christian squeezed breadcrumbs into the turkey.<br />
Why does lexical rule apply to stuff but not to squeeze?<br />
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