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Robert Ryan.doc A method of interpreting prenominal possessives: incorporating the generative lexicon and type-shifting. ROBERT RYAN Växjö University 1. Introduction Using Pustejovsky’s lexical semantic theory, according to which word senses have a rich internal structure (Pustejovsky (1995)), Jensen & Vikner (1994), and Vikner & Jensen (1999), present a unified formal semantic analysis of the pre

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Cim.doc Between epistemic modality and degree: the case of really1 CARITA PARADIS 1 Background and major claims Research on the interpretation of adverbs such as really, just, only, rather, quite, apparently or absolutely shows that they are contextually sensitive and highly flexible.2 This paper takes a closer look at really in order to account for its various interpretations. Stenström’s (1986)

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Fabian.doc The syntax and pragmatics of exclamations and other expressive/emotional utterances1,2 FABIAN BEIJER 1 Introduction In the linguistic literature we find discussions and descriptions of linguistic phenomena such as EXPRESSIVE UTTERANCES, EXCLAMATORY UTTERANCES, EXPRESSIVE SENTENCES, EXCLAMATIONS, EXCLAMATIVES, and EXPRESSIVE SPEECH ACTS. Linguists have thus observed that there are emotio

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Fredrik.doc Binding Condition C and Derivation by Phase 1 FREDRIK HEINAT 1 Introduction In earlier theories of generative grammar (e.g. Chomsky 1981), the checking of binding conditions has generally been assumed to take place at Surface-structure or at Logical Form, LF, after reconstruction (see Belletti and Rizzi 1988, among others for applying binding theory at Deep-structure). Up till Chomsky

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WP_word_2.doc Functions of attributive adjectives in English HELENA KULLENBERG 1 Introduction This is a paper about premodification in the English noun phrase, focusing on functions of attributive adjectives. Modification in general is an issue that has received comparatively little attention in linguistic research, at least outside the field of syntax (see eg Frawley 1992: 437); Although there ar

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Mats-word-ny.doc English translations as a clue to the structure of Swedish över.* MATS JOHANSSON 1 Introduction At first blush, prepositional meanings appear highly arbitrary and idiomatic. Moreover, as dictionary entries for reasonably common prepositions show, one and the same preposition can have a considerable range of senses. Lexicographers’ intuitions about what constitutes a main entry and

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Satu2.doc Extraposition and Restrictive Relative Clauses SATU MANNINEN 1 Introduction In this paper, I investigate the construction found in English and a number of other languages in which the nominal “head” of a relative clause becomes separated from the rest of the relative clause by intervening material (the so-called relative clause extraposition construction).1 The basic pattern in illustrat

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Stefan.doc Extractions from Relative Clauses in Swedish as Self-answering Questions 1 STEFAN HUBER, DEPARTMENT OF GERMAN, LUND UNIVERSITY 1 Introduction Since the earliest days of generative grammar, it has been pointed out that extractions out of relative clauses (henceforth: RCs) are banned, hence the ungrammaticality of the English examples in (1): (1) a. * Whoi did you read [[DP an article [CP

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Microsoft Word - WP3 Anna Wärnsby EDITERAD 15 aug 2003.doc (De)coding epistemic modality in English and Swedish ANNA WÄRNSBY 1 Introduction When hearers are confronted with modal expressions in their native language, especially expressions that contain a modal verb, they are normally able to interpret these expressions immediately as being either epistemic or non-epistemic1. What it is that enable

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This is the title of my paper I quite fancy this: Quite as a degree modifier of verbs in written British English HANNELE DIEHL Abstract This paper focuses on the readings of quite as a degree modifier of verbs in written English on the basis of the British National Corpus (BNC). The study explores the semantic constraints that govern the relationship between quite and the verbs it combines with in

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This is the title of my paper Testing L2 Vocabulary: Current Test Formats in English as a L2 Used at Swedish Universities HENRIK GYLLSTAD Abstract Recent literature on L2 vocabulary testing points to a move away from discrete vocabulary testing towards more embedded and integrative approaches. This paper investigates if the way vocabulary is currently tested at English departments at Swedish unive

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This is the title of my paper Towards a theory of lexical meaning as ontologies and construals CARITA PARADIS Abstract The purpose of this paper is to propose a framework of lexical meaning, broadly along the lines of Cognitive Semantics (Langacker 1987a). The paper focuses on interpretations of adjective-noun (ADJ N ) combinations in English. Within the proposed model, all aspects of meaning are

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Microsoft Word - MarieTapper format-14pt.doc Connectives in advanced Swedish EFL learners’ written English – preliminary results MARIE TAPPER (LUND UNIVERSITY) Abstract The purpose of this study is to investigate how advanced Swedish EFL learners use connectives in argumentative essays in comparison to how American University students use them in their writing. The data were taken from the Interna

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Microsoft Word - gyllstad-format-14-pt.doc Words that go together well: developing test formats for measuring learner knowledge of English collocations HENRIK GYLLSTAD (LUND UNIVERSITY) Abstract This paper describes the development of two test formats, COLLEX and COLLMATCH, measuring receptive recognition knowledge of English verb +NP collocations, and reports findings from pilots and initial test

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Why phrases probe FREDRIK HEINAT (L UND UNIVERSITY ) Abstract This paper looks at the arguments for the stipulation that only heads are probes. Three areas where there traditionally have been made a difference between heads and phrases are examined. These areas are, phrase structure, movement, and selection. The strongest argument against probing phrases seems to be selection. Furthermore, Hallman

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Alm 06 engelska German also: a focus particle or a discourse-pragmatic focus marking device?* MARIA ALM (LUND UNIVERSITY ) Abstract This paper deals with the possible use of the German word also (‘so’) as a focussing device. The starting point is Konerding’s (2002, 2004) proposal that also be interpreted as a focus particle in certain contexts. This analysis is discussed with reference to the lite

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Jenny 060823 Event anaphors – a unified account? JENNY STRÖM HEROLD (LUND UNIVERSITY ) Abstract This paper is concerned with different types of event anaphors in English and to some extent also in Swedish. The point of departure is the seminal work of Hankamer and Sag (1976) where two major classes of anaphors are suggested, namely surface anaphors and deep anaphors. An important distinction is th

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huber-06 On the theory of presentation STEFAN HUBER (LUND UNIVERSITY ) Abstract The aim of the paper is to introduce a new information-structural category presentation and to argue for its relevance and independence from other information-structural layers. It is shown that a successful presentation consists of two steps, namely the import of a new discourse participant and its establishing (proce

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Klingvall 06 On a possible candidate for a Swedish middle EVA KLINGVALL (LUND UNIVERSITY ) Abstract In this paper I argue that there is a Swedish middle construction if middle is defined from a semantic point of view as in Lekakou (2005). Based on Swedish data, I also criticise one of the main points in Lekakou’s cross-linguistic analysis of middles, namely that the form of the middle is predictab

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Toyota 06 Necessitative passive This TV needs fixing JUNICHI TOYOTA (LUND UNIVERSITY ) Abstract In this paper, a construction like This TV needs fixing, termed here necessitative passive, is analysed in order to solve a question why this construction exists in English. This construction is often mentioned in various descriptive grammars, but it has not been linguistically analysed in details. Vari

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