On Idiom Parts and their Contexts

On Idiom Parts and their Contexts

This article examines idiomatic expressions as sources of both regularity and irregularity in language. Some morphological, lexical, syntactical, and semantical characteristics of idioms are discussed. It is shown how a lexical licensing mechanism, which is formulated within a formal grammar framewo...

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Main Author: Soehn, Jan-Philipp
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Bern Open Publishing 2006-01-01
Series:Linguistik Online
Subjects:
Irregularity
Regularity
HPSG
Idioms
Bound Words
Polarity Items
Online Access:http://linguistik-online.com/27_06/soehn.pdf
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Summary:This article examines idiomatic expressions as sources of both regularity and irregularity in language. Some morphological, lexical, syntactical, and semantical characteristics of idioms are discussed. It is shown how a lexical licensing mechanism, which is formulated within a formal grammar framework, can deal with the data. After that, this proposal is extended to the phenomenon of negative polarity.
ISSN:1615-3014

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