Non Alternating Argument Structures: The Causative/Inchoative Alternation in Dictionaries

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Page 349-359
Author Simonetta Montemagni
Title Non Alternating Argument Structures: The Causative/Inchoative Alternation in Dictionaries
Abstract Argument structure alternations, and specifically the causative/inchoative alternation, cannot be defined in syntactic terms only, by abstracting away from the lexical set of possible arguments an alternating verb can take; in order to account for it, semantic restrictions on the arguments of the verb should also be considered. First, the paper illustrates the theoretical necessity for more granular specifications, taking into account both the verb and its possible arguments. Secondly, a survey of the way dictionaries treat this kind of information is provided; stress is laid on whether dictionaries can be considered an exhaustive source in this respect.
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@InProceedings{ELX94-038,
	   author = {Simonetta Montemagni},
	   title = {Non Alternating Argument Structures: The Causative/Inchoative Alternation in Dictionaries},
	   pages = {349-359},
	   booktitle = {Proceedings of the 6th EURALEX International Congress},
	   year = {1994},
	   month = {aug-sep},
	   date = {30-3},
	   address = {Amsterdam, the Netherlands},
	   editor = {Willy Martin, Willem Meijs, Margreet Moerland, Elsemiek ten Pas, Piet van Sterkenburg & Piek Vossen},
	   publisher = {Euralex},
	   isbn = {90-900-7537-2},
	}
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