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Empirical measurements of lexical similarity in noun phrase conjuncts [PDF]
, 2007 The ability to detect similarity in conjunct heads is potentially a useful tool in helping to disambiguate coordination structures - a difficult task for parsers. We propose a distributional measure of similarity designed for such a task.
Deirdre Hogan, Hogan, Deirdre
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Let’s talk emotions: A case study on affective grammar
Glossa, 2019 English speakers have a choice between the forms ‘let’s talk x’ and ‘let’s talk about x’. We argue that the choice is an example of affective domain intersecting with grammar.
Madeline Clark +3 more
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Interaction between Morphology and Syntax in the Language of Science: A Case Study in Noun Incorporation and Phrase Formation [PDF]
̒Ilm-i ZabānThe interface between morphology and syntax has been a disputed issue among linguists. The main goal of this research is to investigate the interface between morphology and syntax and represent the existence of interaction between these two structural ...
Mohammadreza Razavi, Marziyeh Allahyari
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Number-neutral indefinite objects in Brazilian Portuguese as a case of semantic incorporation
Journal of Portuguese Linguistics, 2022 This paper provides empirical evidence for a verb-noun construction in Brazilian Portuguese, which has not yet been analyzed in the linguistic literature.
Albert Wall
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Polysynthetic Tendencies in Modern Greek [PDF]
Linguistik Online, 2008 The aim of this paper is to provide a more accurate typological classification of Modern Greek. The verb in MG shows many polysynthetic traits, such as noun and adverb incorporation into the verbal complex, a large inventory of bound morphemes ...
Charitonidis, Chariton
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Description and determination in Tanti Dargwa NPs
Linguistics, 2022 This paper focuses on the noun phrase in Tanti Dargwa (East Caucasian) and presents evidence for the distinction between modifiers proper (adjectival phrases, participial relative clauses and non-genitive adnominal NPs) and determiner-like elements ...
Lander Yury
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Noun incorporation in northern Athapaskan
, 1992 Bibliography: p. 138-149.The goal of this thesis is to bridge the gap in the study of noun incorporation between current theoretical and Athapaskan linguistics. Traditionally, noun incorporation has been viewed as a lexical process.
Wilhelm, Andrea Luise
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Verb-based restrictions on noun incorporation across languages [PDF]
, 2020 Although some characteristics of incorporating verbs and non-incorporating verbs have been proposed in previous studies, little systematic cross-linguistic research has been done on restrictions on the types of verbs that incorporate nouns.
Lier, E. van +24 more
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A syntax for semantic incorporation: generating low-scope indefinite objects in Inuktitut
Glossa, 2019 The range of scope readings for Inuktitut nominal expressions appears superficially to depend on the verbal morpho-syntax, with noun incorporation and antipassive inflection both playing a role. A new model is presented in which the syntactic role played
Douglas Wharram, Phil Branigan
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Synthetic Compounding and Lexical Integrity [PDF]
̒Ilm-i Zabān, 2016 The study of the argument structure of Persian synthetic compounds shows that not only do the internal argument but also the external argument and indirect object incorporate into verbal stem to make synthetic compounds.
Mousa Ghonchepour
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