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MARYinternal(theme)
SEE Level 1
JOHNexternal
(experiencer)Level X
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(6 John suddenly saw Mary.) a.
b.
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cat
cat
1 http://www.sfu.ca/person/dearmond/322/322.event.class.htm
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(8) a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
(9) a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
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(10) a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
beef
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(15) a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
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(16) a.
b.
Table 1 Lexical Entry for DOG
Table 2 Lexical Entry for WATER
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cattle, police, scissors shears
(17 Some cattle are grazing in the neighbor's corn field.) a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Table 3 Lexical Entry for CATTLE
Table 4 Lexical Entry for POLICE
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(18 *John drinks waters.) a.
b.
(19) a.
b.
Table 5 Lexical Entry for WATER (2)
Table 6 Lexical Entry for RICE
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(20) a.
b.
book Book
book
Table 7 Lexical Entry for BOOK
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3 Book can also be a verb as in ‘to book a passage’. This constitutes a separate lexical entryfrom the noun. We will consider verbs later.
Table 8 Lexical Entry for BOOK (3)
Table 9
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Police
Table 10 Lexical Entry for BOOK (4)
Table 11
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Table 12 : Lexical Entry for BOOK (5)
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five books
Table 13 : Lexical Entry for FIVE
BOOKinternal(theme)
FIVE Level 1
(23)
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tell
Biting
Table 14: Lexical Entry for ONE
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(27 John broke a cup.) a.
b.
c.
d.
(28 the Queen of England) a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
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(29) a.
b.
c.
d.
(30 Judy is the mother of Susan.) a.
b.
c.
d.
(31 the top of the table) a.
b.
c.
d.
(32 the end of the road.) a.
b.
c.
d.
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(33)
BOOKinternal(theme)
ONE Level 1
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buy book two books
books two books
buy two
(35 Start with a lexical head X0; ) a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
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Book
(36 *one books.) a.
b.
c.
d.
(37)
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(38) a.
b.
c.
d.
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(40) Government
a.
b. X is a head
c. There is no governor W, such that X governs Y and Y
governs X.
(39)
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Read one book book one
book One
(42)
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(44) Feature Government
a.
b.
c. X is member of a head
d. There is no governor W, such that X governs Y and Y
governs X.
(43)
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Water
book
one a
(45)
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five books
(46)
(47)
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five
5.7.1 Regular Nouns.
book
books
(48)
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5.7.2 Irregular affixation by Suffixation
(51) a.
b.
c.
brethren
brethren
childr
ox
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ox oxen
Table 15 : Lexical Entry for OX
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book
(55 *a books shelf) a.
b.
Radius
Table 16 : Lexical Entry for RADI
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(57 memorandum, memoranda) a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
5.8.1 Identical Singular and Plural Forms
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sheep
Table 17 : Lexical Entry for SHEEP
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Radical Pragmatics
Table 18 : Lexical Entry for BOOK (6)