English causative alternation: A sign-based constructional approach

• 발행기관: 경희대학교 언어정보연구소
• 저자명: Incheol Choi
• 간행물 정보: 『언어연구』제41권 제3호, 475~491쪽, 전체 17쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2024.12.31

국문 초록

English causative alternation is largely consideredto be controlled by the semantic content of a lexical entry. However, clarifying the extentof this belief has been challenging. This paper proposes an SBCG analysis utilizing thefeature structures and inheritance hierarchies of HPSG to address these challenges,bypassing the need for inferential conceptual structure or arity operations. Unliketraditional theories where lexical entries directly function as lexemes in syntax, thisapproach suggests that terminal lexemes inherit constraints from both supertype lexemesand lexical entries. This method avoids issues arising from treating one alternant asthe base of derivation and pursues grammatical rigor by model-theoretically definingalternation elements. The possibility of alternation is determined by the unificationpotential of feature types within a type hierarchy, thereby reconciling the productiveaspects of causative alternation with lexical idiosyncrasies.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Literature review

3. A SBCG approach to causative alternation

4. Conclusion

References

키워드

English causative alternation HPSG Sign-Based Construction Grammar linking