Chapter 6
Theoretical excursus
A critique of William Diver’s approach to the grammar-lexicon divide and a recapitulation of analytical assumptions and findings
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.The linguistic status of the categories of grammar and lexicon
- 2.1The a priori assumption of a grammar-lexicon continuum
- 2.2The a priori assumption of polysemy in the lexicon
- 2.3The a priori assumption that only grammatical forms constrain one another
- 2.4The a priori assumption that lexical meanings are based on real-world categorizations
- 2.5Conclusion
- 3.Recapitulations
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Notes