Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Introduction ix
4. I. Syntactic aspects of lexical variation
5. Lexical and nonlexical noun incorporation 3
6. Extraction, lexical variation, and the theory of Barriers 35
7. Lexical decomposition in syntax 81
8. II. Model-theoretical approaches to text semantics
9. The epsilon operator and E-type pronouns 121
10. Tense and the logic of change 147
11. The understanding and interpretation of text 185
12. III. Lexical meanings and concepts
13. Describing verbs of motion in prolog 203
14. Partir c’est quitter un peu 245
15. Polysemy in a two-level-semantics 283
16. Lexical and conceptual structures in expressions for movement and space 301
17. IV. The historical dimension
18. A contrastive study of vocabulary growth in different languages 343
19. Names index 359
20. Topical index 363