The case of VP Idioms
The case of VP Idioms
The case of VP Idioms
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1. Lexicalization “Path”<br />
Four Stages <strong>of</strong> Lexicalization <strong>of</strong> EnglishV+N and V+N+P Structures<br />
Such as lose sight <strong>of</strong> (Akimoto 1995)<br />
Stage 1: Full Computation (e.g., “free syntax”, literal semantics)<br />
All the constituents are unrestricted (i.e., not indexed to their<br />
mates)<br />
Stage 2: Lexical Reanalysis (Reorganization)<br />
<strong>The</strong> noun becomes decategorialized (or rather, is demoted in the<br />
continuum <strong>of</strong> categoriality); it may lose some <strong>of</strong> its nominal<br />
features (e.g., number, definite article).<br />
<strong>The</strong> semantic relationship between the verb and preposition<br />
becomes fixed.<br />
Stage 3: Syntactic Reanalysis<br />
E.g., [lose] [sight <strong>of</strong> X] > [lose sight <strong>of</strong>] X<br />
Stage 4: Full Lexicalization<br />
*lose-sight-<strong>of</strong><br />
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