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How many conversions from verb to noun are there in French?

Year: 2010

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: In this paper, I discuss verb to noun conversion in French. The properties of the input verb and the output noun are presented and a formal representation is proposed using the SBCG framework. The use of such a formalism based on constraints and multiple inheritance highlights the difficulties in defining what exactly is a conversion rule. I propose that the different properties of the input verb and the output noun can be thought of as different dimensions of classification, which characterize the verb to noun conversion rule.

Source: Proceedings of the International Conference on Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar

DOI: 10.21248/hpsg.2010.19

Author: Delphine Tribout

Institutions: Laboratoire de Linguistique Formelle, Université Paris Diderot

Language: English

Topic: Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2166208931

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Cites: 9

Cited by: 4

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