James Pustejovsky, Olga Batiukova

The Lexicon

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

What is the lexicon, what does it contain, and how is it structured? What principles determine the functioning of the lexicon as a component of natural language grammar? What role does lexical information play in linguistic theory? This accessible introduction aims to answer these questions, and explores the relation of the lexicon to grammar as a whole. It includes a critical overview of major theoretical frameworks, and puts forward a unified treatment of lexical structure and design. The text can be used for introductory and advanced courses, and for courses that touch upon different aspects of the lexicon, such as lexical semantics, lexicography, syntax, general linguistics, computational lexicology and ontology design. The book provides students with a set of tools which will enable them to work with lexical data for all kinds of purposes, including an abundance of exercises and in-class activities designed to ensure that students are actively engaged with the content and effectively acquire the necessary knowledge and skills they need.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 440
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 176mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 890g
• ISBN-13: 9780521547956
• ISBN-10: 0521547954
• Artikelnr.: 53447174

Autorenporträt

James Pustejovsky is the TJX Feldberg Chair in Computer Science at Brandeis University, Massachusetts, where he is also Chair of the Linguistics Program, Chair of the Computational Linguistics M.A. Program, and Director of the Lab for Linguistics and Computation. His research interests include semantics and the lexicon, temporal and spatial reasoning, multimodal communication, language-vision interaction, linguistic annotation, linguistic tool support for the digital humanities, and machine learning.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I. The Lexicon in Linguistic Theory: 1. Introduction; 2. Lexicon and syntax; 3. Lexicon in syntactic frameworks; 4. Lexicon and semantics; 5. Lexicon in semantic frameworks; Part II. Lexical Structures: 6. The structure of a lexical entry; 7. Semantic typing and decomposition; 8. Argument structure; 9. Lexical aspect, tense, and modality; Part III. Lexicon as a System: 10. General architecture of the lexicon; 11. Compositionality in the mapping from the lexicon to syntax; Answers to selected exercises; Online resources; Glossary; References; Subject index; Name index.

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Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I. The Lexicon in Linguistic Theory: 1. Introduction
2. Lexicon and syntax
3. Lexicon in syntactic frameworks
4. Lexicon and semantics
5. Lexicon in semantic frameworks
Part II. Lexical Structures: 6. The structure of a lexical entry
7. Semantic typing and decomposition
8. Argument structure
9. Lexical aspect, tense, and modality
Part III. Lexicon as a System: 10. General architecture of the lexicon
11. Compositionality in the mapping from the lexicon to syntax
Answers to selected exercises
Online resources
Glossary
References
Subject index
Name index.

Rezensionen

'A landmark work that explores the lexicon in impressive breadth and depth. Beautifully written and thoughtfully structured, it will serve as the textbook of choice for a wide range of disciplines, as well as an invaluable resource for workers in theoretical and applied linguistics, who will find inspiration for future research on the lexicon.' Christiane Fellbaum, Princeton University, New Jersey