The issue of lexical gaps is one of the major concerns in linguistics. By confining it to one and the same languageand redefining a lexical gap as any lexical item which can potentially occupy a reasonable slot but do...The issue of lexical gaps is one of the major concerns in linguistics. By confining it to one and the same languageand redefining a lexical gap as any lexical item which can potentially occupy a reasonable slot but does not do so inreality in a lexical field, this paper conducts an exploration into the devices for their filling with a purpose tohighlight the impacts thus arising.展开更多
Nominal polysemy is a ubiquitous phenomenon in natural languages. How to eliminate the ambiguity caused by polysemous nominals is one of the major concerns in semantics. Drawing on Generative Lexicon Theory, this pape...Nominal polysemy is a ubiquitous phenomenon in natural languages. How to eliminate the ambiguity caused by polysemous nominals is one of the major concerns in semantics. Drawing on Generative Lexicon Theory, this paper addresses the interpretation of nominal polysemy and attempts to reveal the different meanings of a polysemous nominal from four aspects of its qualia structure, namely, constitutive, formal, telic, and agentive. It is argued that a qualia structure analysis of a noun helps specify its precise meaning in a certain context, hence eliminating the ambiguity it may probably give rise to展开更多
文摘The issue of lexical gaps is one of the major concerns in linguistics. By confining it to one and the same languageand redefining a lexical gap as any lexical item which can potentially occupy a reasonable slot but does not do so inreality in a lexical field, this paper conducts an exploration into the devices for their filling with a purpose tohighlight the impacts thus arising.
文摘Nominal polysemy is a ubiquitous phenomenon in natural languages. How to eliminate the ambiguity caused by polysemous nominals is one of the major concerns in semantics. Drawing on Generative Lexicon Theory, this paper addresses the interpretation of nominal polysemy and attempts to reveal the different meanings of a polysemous nominal from four aspects of its qualia structure, namely, constitutive, formal, telic, and agentive. It is argued that a qualia structure analysis of a noun helps specify its precise meaning in a certain context, hence eliminating the ambiguity it may probably give rise to
