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Lexical Representation
Introduction
Jackendoff and syntactically-relevant semantics
Components of Jackendoff's Conceptual Semantics
Semantic Decomposition
A Semantic Ontology
Thematic role relations
Functions relating entities
Jackendoff and inferences
Thematic role relations
Functions relating entities
Selectional restrictions
Conclusions
Conceptual Structure and HPSG
Lexical Semantics in HPSG
Nouns in HPSG
Verbs in HPSG
Utility of the representation
Incorporation of Jackendoff's theory into HPSG
Davis' multiple-inheritance lexical semantics
Davis' relation types
Comparison with Jackendoff (1983, 1990)
Functions vs. Relations
States and Events
Extended relations
Polysemy
Necessary Extensions
Nominals
Preposition semantics
A situation index
Defaults
Summary
Verb semantics
Internal and External verb semantics
Formalisation of the representation within HPSG
An example of the representation
Nominal semantics
Conclusions