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The Lexicalization of Syntagmatic Relationships


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A language expresses meaning primarily in its vocabulary (lexical units) and through the grammatical structures in which the units are combined (syntax). Relationships between the words in a language can exist based on their inherent meanings (paradigmatic relationships) or based on their occurrences, roles, and combination in larger contexts such as sentences (syntagmatic relationships). Lexicalization is often used to realize syntagmatic relationships that might otherwise be expressed in these larger linguistic contexts. Semantic frames are a useful way to characterize the interplay among words/phrases in natural language, syntactic structures, and the expression of syntagmatic relationships.

Keywords

Semantic Relations, Syntagmatic Relations, Semantic Frames, Lexicalization.
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Rebecca Green
OCLC, Dublin, Ohio
United States

Carol A. Bean
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. - WASHINGTON, D.C. 20201
United States


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Authors

Rebecca Green
OCLC, Dublin, Ohio, United States
Carol A. Bean
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. - WASHINGTON, D.C. 20201, United States

Abstract


A language expresses meaning primarily in its vocabulary (lexical units) and through the grammatical structures in which the units are combined (syntax). Relationships between the words in a language can exist based on their inherent meanings (paradigmatic relationships) or based on their occurrences, roles, and combination in larger contexts such as sentences (syntagmatic relationships). Lexicalization is often used to realize syntagmatic relationships that might otherwise be expressed in these larger linguistic contexts. Semantic frames are a useful way to characterize the interplay among words/phrases in natural language, syntactic structures, and the expression of syntagmatic relationships.

Keywords


Semantic Relations, Syntagmatic Relations, Semantic Frames, Lexicalization.

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