Expanding Construction Grammar and Frame Semantics

Expanding Construction Grammar and Frame Semantics Expanding Construction Grammar and Frame Semantics

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Verb classes • But not all of Levin’s verbs of creation and transformation can occur in the AHTY Cx: *Collin coined a hole through the window. *Lila derived a hole through the door. *Michael synthesized a hole through the paper. 54

Sub-class of verbs • Class II verbs form a sub-class of Levin’s (1993) “Verbs of creation and transformation” • They differ with respect to the nature of the effected object • Since we can’t explain this distribution in terms of more abstract constructions, we need to posit an independent idiomatic construction 55

Verb classes<br />

• But not all of Levin’s verbs of creation <strong>and</strong><br />

transformation can occur in the AHTY Cx:<br />

*Collin coined a hole through the window.<br />

*Lila derived a hole through the door.<br />

*Michael synthesized a hole through the<br />

paper.<br />

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