Identifying Syntactically Relevant Units of Meaning
Identifying Syntactically Relevant Units of Meaning
Identifying Syntactically Relevant Units of Meaning
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Levin’s event structure<br />
classification not precise enough<br />
• Despite our expectations, hang alternates<br />
(29) a. They hung pictures <strong>of</strong> the president onto their walls.<br />
b. They hung their walls with pictures <strong>of</strong> the president.<br />
• Irregular behavior <strong>of</strong> tape-verbs (anchor, band, belt, bolt, bracket,<br />
buckle, button, cement, chain, clamp, clasp, clip, epoxy, fetter, glue, gum,<br />
etc.)<br />
(30) a. Paul taped pictures onto the wall.<br />
b.*Paul taped the wall with pictures.<br />
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