An Overview of Lexical Semantics

Philosophy Compass 3 (1):119-134 (2008)
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This article reviews some linguistic and philosophical work in lexical semantics. In Section 1, the general methods of lexical semantics are explored, with particular attention to how semantic features of verbs are associated with grammatical patterns. In Section 2, philosophical consequences and issues arising from this sort of research is reviewed

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10.1111/j.1747-9991.2007.00101.x

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