1
MARYinternal(theme)
SEE Level 1
JOHNexternal
(experiencer)Level X
2
(6 John suddenly saw Mary.) a.
b.
3
cat
cat
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4
(8) a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
(9) a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
5
(10) a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
beef
6
(15) a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
7
(16) a.
b.
Table 1 Lexical Entry for DOG
Table 2 Lexical Entry for WATER
8
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
9
(18 *John drinks waters.) a.
b.
(19) a.
b.
Table 5 Lexical Entry for WATER (2)
Table 6 Lexical Entry for RICE
10
(20) a.
b.
book Book
book
Table 7 Lexical Entry for BOOK
11
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
12
Police
Table 10 Lexical Entry for BOOK (4)
Table 11
13
Table 12 : Lexical Entry for BOOK (5)
14
five books
Table 13 : Lexical Entry for FIVE
BOOKinternal(theme)
FIVE Level 1
(23)
15
tell
Biting
Table 14: Lexical Entry for ONE
16
(27 John broke a cup.) a.
b.
c.
d.
(28 the Queen of England) a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
17
(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.
18
(33)
BOOKinternal(theme)
ONE Level 1
19
buy book two books
books two books
buy two
(35 Start with a lexical head X0; ) a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
20
Book
(36 *one books.) a.
b.
c.
d.
(37)
21
(38) a.
b.
c.
d.
22
(40) Government
a.
b. X is a head
c. There is no governor W, such that X governs Y and Y
governs X.
(39)
23
Read one book book one
book One
(42)
24
(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)
25
Water
book
one a
(45)
26
five books
(46)
(47)
27
five
5.7.1 Regular Nouns.
book
books
(48)
29
5.7.2 Irregular affixation by Suffixation
(51) a.
b.
c.
brethren
brethren
childr
ox
30
ox oxen
Table 15 : Lexical Entry for OX
31
book
(55 *a books shelf) a.
b.
Radius
Table 16 : Lexical Entry for RADI
32
(57 memorandum, memoranda) a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
5.8.1 Identical Singular and Plural Forms
33
sheep
Table 17 : Lexical Entry for SHEEP
34
Radical Pragmatics
Table 18 : Lexical Entry for BOOK (6)