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Composing or not composing?

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P
Philippe Blache
G
Giulia Rambelli *
E
Emmanuele Chersoni
A
Alessandro Lenci
DOI:10.1075/cf.25004.bladelete
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Abstract

Abstract

En 中文
Understanding how language comprehension works remains a central challenge. While meaning is traditionally viewed as incrementally constructed through compositional processes, numerous studies show that non-compositional mechanisms also play a crucial role. In this paper, we propose a unified framework grounded in Construction Grammar and Distributional Semantics that integrates both aspects. In this perspective, we extend Sign-Based Construction Grammar by formalizing meaning as the interaction of three semantic components: constructions, frames, and events, to which distributional information is integrated. We further introduce a processing mechanism in which meaning emerges through activation dynamics, evaluated and controlled via similarity and unification.
Keywords:
compositionality
construction grammar
distributional semantics
comprehension
hybrid access to the meaning

Journal

C
Constructions and Frames
IF:
0.5
Papers:
4
Citations:
0

Organization

H
hong kong polytechnic university
Scholars:
3.0W
Papers: 4.1W
Citations: 921
U
university of bologna
Scholars:
5.9K
Papers: 2.5K
Citations: 0