The Structure of the Lexicon in Functional Grammar
Editors
The papers collected in this volume concern five different aspects of the role of the lexicon in the theory of Functional Grammar such as developed by Simon C. Dik and his co-workers. The volume starts off with an eminently practical section on the Functional-Lexematic Model, a lexicological and lexicographical system which has largely been inspired by Diks principle of stepwise lexical decomposition. In addition to a theoretical introduction to the model, applications to English, German and Spanish are presented. The second part of the volume deals with the derivation of action-nouns, pseudo-reflexive verbs and causative constructions, thus offering new perspectives on predicate formation within Functional Grammar. This is followed by a section that centres around an important problem related to valency which up to now has had almost no attention within Functional Grammar: the question of how to account for the collocational properties of predicates. The fourth part of the book discusses (non-prototypical) transitive verbs and their relation to the typology of states of affairs, which leads to proposals of possible adaptations of Diks typology. The final section focusses on the relationship between the lexicon and the underlying structure of the clause. Three proposals of varying degrees of radicalism are presented to reconsider this relation.
[Studies in Language Companion Series, 43] 1998. xii, 312 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Introduction | p. ix
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Part 1. The Functional-Lexematic Model
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Methodological criteria for the elaboration of a functional lexicon-based grammar of the semantic domain of cognitive verbsPamela Faber and Ricardo Mairal-Usón | p. 3
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A functional-lexematic description of the verbal core lexicon of the German languageJose-Antonio Calanas Continente | p. 25
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The compilation of a Spanish verbal lexicon based on functional-lexematic principlesAngel M. Felices Lago | p. 47
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Cognitive abilities from a functional-lexematic perspectiveEulalio Fernandez Sanchez | p. 65
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Meaning definitions and grammatical properties of predicates: Russian verbs of possessionRaissa Rozina | p. 85
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Part 2. Predicate formation
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Support verb constructions as predicate formationIrène Baron and Michael Herslund | p. 99
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Predicate formation for French pseudo-reflexive constructions? With special reference to the verbs referring to an affective processJacques François | p. 117
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Causatives in Dutch and SwedishRolandt Tweehuysen | p. 139
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Part 3. Collocations
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Enriching the Functional Grammar lexiconChristopher S. Butler | p. 171
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Treatment of senses and collocations in dictionaries: an issue for lexicology and lexicographyAlessandra Corda | p. 195
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Part 4. Transitive verbs and the typology of States of Affairs
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A prototype approach to transitivity: its implications for the FG typology of SoAsPilar Guerrero Medina | p. 215
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On some semantic, pragmatic and formal issues in the study of causative constructionsLudmilla Podolski | p. 233
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Part 5. The lexicon and the underlying structure of the clause
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The lexicon in FG and SFG: on the relation between syntax and semanticsDaniel García Velasco and Francisco Martin Miguel | p. 249
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Pronouns, adpositions, ‘adverbs’ and the lexiconPaul O. Samuelsdorff | p. 267
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The Dynamic Lexicon from a functional perspectiveHans Weigand and Stijn Hoppenbrouwers | p. 279
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List of contributors | p. 301
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Index of names | p. 303
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Subject index | p. 307
Subjects
Main BIC Subject
CF: Linguistics
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General