Findlay, Jamie Y.: Multiword Expressions and Lexicalism
Multiword expressions (MWEs) such as idioms exhibit a tension between
phrase-like and word-like properties. Much recent work has treated idioms
as exclusively phrase-like, by positing special idiom versions of the words
they contain. In this paper, I argue that such approaches are unappealing,
and suggest that by following the ideas of Abeillè (1995), we can provide
a more satisfying analysis that respects the special status of MWEs. This is
implemented by replacing the context-free grammar standardly assumed for
LFG c-structures with a Tree Adjoining Grammar (Joshi et al. 1975). This
allows us to represent idioms in a single place, even when their parts can be
individually modified and/or targetted by morphosyntactic
operations.
January 17, 2018
January 17, 2018
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