The Lexicon
• Subcategorization
Speakers of any language know thousands of words.
Lexical Insertion
Verbs
Subcategorization
Verbs
Determiners
More Lexical Differences
Different words engender different syntactic behaviour, and this aspect of speaker knowledge is represented in the lexicon.
wantedforceThe conductor the passengers to leave.
to leave.to leave
tried*The conductor
.
Example:• Expect, need,
wishwant
• Allow, order, persuade force• Condescend, decide, manage try
The teachers believe Susan is outstanding.
The teachers say Susan is outstanding.
The teachers believes Susan to be outstanding.
*The teachers say Susan to be outstanding.
The examples given show only a single verb for each pattern, but each verb cited is representative of a class of verbs.Example:• Expect, need,
wishwant
• Allow, order, persuade force• Condescend, decide, manage try• Suppose, think• Insist,
forget
believe
say
The Lexicon is a key component in
the grammar, containing vast amounts of information on
individual words.
Prepared by: Tanudra, Lovelyn B. Sangulingan, Metziel Rose S.
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