Heterosemy and the grammar-lexicon trade-off

N. J. Enfield

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A fundamental task for the grammarian is to determine what will be listed in the lexicon, and what will be derived from this list by productive rules specified in the grammar. The balance of information between grammar and lexicon becomes – in principle – an economical trade-off. While a

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