The Null Instantiation of Objects as a Polysemy-Trigger. A Study on the English verb See
This paper argues that the phenomenon of the null instantiation of objects, i.e. the property of some transitive verbs to omit their direct complements, can be viewed as a polysemy-trigger. Our study, adopting a lexical complexity perspective, suggests that in the majority of cases verbs retain trai...
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| Language: | English |
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Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3
2008-07-01
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| Series: | Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology |
| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/lexis/769 |
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