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Speakers of any language know thousands of
                   words.
                   
Lexical Insertion
              





    Verbs
Subcategorization
             
Verbs
   
Determiners
     
More Lexical Differences
                      
Different words engender different
syntactic behaviour, and this aspect
of speaker knowledge is represented
              wanted to leave.
in the lexicon. force to leave .
              tried

Example:
 • Expect, need, wish          want
• Allow, order, persuade       force
• Condescend, decide, manage   try
The teachers             Susan is outstanding.

   The teachers
                        is outstanding.
                       Susan



The teachers believes Susan to be outstanding.


*The teachers say Susan to be outstanding.
The examples given show only a single
verb for each pattern, but each verb
cited is representative of a class of
verbs.               
Example:
 • Expect, need, wish             want
 •    Allow, order, persuade      force
 •   Condescend, decide, manage   try
 •   Suppose, think               believe
 •    Insist, forget               say
The Lexicon is a key component in the
                  
 grammar, containing vast amounts of
    information on individual words.

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The lexicon

  • 1.
  • 2. Speakers of any language know thousands of words. 
  • 4. Verbs
  • 6. Verbs
  • 8. More Lexical Differences  Different words engender different syntactic behaviour, and this aspect of speaker knowledge is represented wanted to leave. in the lexicon. force to leave . tried
  • 9.  Example: • Expect, need, wish want • Allow, order, persuade force • Condescend, decide, manage try
  • 10. The teachers Susan is outstanding. The teachers  is outstanding. Susan The teachers believes Susan to be outstanding. *The teachers say Susan to be outstanding.
  • 11. The examples given show only a single verb for each pattern, but each verb cited is representative of a class of verbs.  Example: • Expect, need, wish want • Allow, order, persuade force • Condescend, decide, manage try • Suppose, think believe • Insist, forget say
  • 12. The Lexicon is a key component in the  grammar, containing vast amounts of information on individual words.