Complex predicates: an LFG+glue analysis
In this paper I discuss weaknesses in the traditional LFG account of complex predicates and in the XLE implementation of the same. I argue that the concept of predicate composition in general, and the mechanisms required to achieve it, are problematic, but that the most problematic element is the co...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences
2016-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Language Modelling |
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| Online Access: | https://jlm.ipipan.waw.pl/index.php/JLM/article/view/125 |
| Summary: | In this paper I discuss weaknesses in the traditional LFG account of complex predicates and in the XLE implementation of the same. I argue that the concept of predicate composition in general, and the mechanisms required to achieve it, are problematic, but that the most problematic element is the concept of argument fusion. I show that a semantically-integrated account of complex predicate formation is possible within LFG+glue, an account which provides a simple and effective formalization of argument fusion, and which does not suffer from the weaknesses of traditional approaches. |
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| ISSN: | 2299-856X 2299-8470 |