AI Article Synopsis
- The article challenges the assumption that all semantic participant information is either lexically encoded or not, suggesting a more nuanced view.
- It introduces the concepts of semantic obligatoriness and verb class specificity as key factors affecting how participant information is encoded in the lexicon.
- The authors conduct a detailed survey of English verbs and additional studies that support their argument about the influence of these factors on lexical encoding.
Article Abstract
It is commonly assumed across the language sciences that some semantic participant information is lexically encoded and some is not. In this article, we propose that semantic obligatoriness and verb class specificity are criteria which influence whether semantic information is lexically encoded. We present a comprehensive survey of the English verbal lexicon and two continuation studies which confirm that both factors play a role in the lexical encoding of participant information.
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