Vorwort |
S. IX |
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0. |
Introductory Remarks |
S. XI |
0.1. |
Types of Noun-Noun Compounds |
S. XIII |
0.2. |
Overview of the Work |
S. XV |
1. |
Some Requirements for a Semantic Theory of Novel Noun-Noun Compounds |
S. 1 |
1.1. |
Dynamics of Compound Meaning |
S. 2 |
1.2. |
Knowledge Dependence of Compound Meaning |
S. 4 |
1.3. |
Discourse Dependence of Compound Meaning |
S. 6 |
1.4. |
Underdeterminacy of Compound Meaning |
S. 7 |
1.5. |
The Choice of the Representational Language |
S. 9 |
1.6. |
Discussion and Conclusion |
S. 11 |
2. |
Previous Work on Word Semantics and Compounding |
S. 12 |
2.1. |
Theories of Word Meaning |
S. 12 |
2.2. |
Conceptual Categories for Compounds |
S. 21 |
2.3. |
The Interpretation of Nominal Compounds in Montague-Grammar |
S. 22 |
2.4. |
Other Semantic Approaches |
S. 25 |
2.5. |
Novel Noun-Noun Compounds as Anaphorical Elements: Discourse Influence on Compound Interpretation |
S. 26 |
2.6. |
Psycholinguistic Models on Concept Combination as a Basis for Compound Interpretation |
S. 29 |
2.7. |
The Interpretation of Compounds in Artificial Intelligence |
S. 34 |
2.8. |
Discussion and Conclusion |
S. 36 |
3. |
Categorization of the Compounding Mechanism into a General Theory of Word Formation |
S. 39 |
3.1. |
Word Formation as a Part of the Syntax |
S. 40 |
3.2. |
Word Formation as an Autonomous Module |
S. 45 |
3.3. |
Word Formation as a Property of the Conceptual System |
S. 52 |
3.4. |
Discussion and Conclusion |
S. 56 |
4. |
A Semantic Model for the Integration of Conceptual and Discourse Knowledge |
S. 61 |
4.1. |
On Genericity of the Modifier |
S. 62 |
4.2. |
Discourse Representation Theory DRT |
S. 65 |
4.3. |
Syntax and Semantics of DRLc |
S. 69 |
4.4. |
Knowledge Representation in DRSs |
S. 72 |
4.5. |
Lexical Meaning of Nouns: Approaching the Two-Level Semantics in DRT |
S. 81 |
4.6. |
Syntax and Semantics of DRLlex |
S. 84 |
4.7. |
Lexical DRSs for Nouns and NN-Compounds |
S. 89 |
4.8. |
Conceptual Shifts of Single Nouns |
S. 93 |
4.9. |
Conclusion |
S. 100 |
5. |
Relational Ambiguity of Isolated Novel Noun-Noun Compounds |
S. 102 |
5.1. |
Relational Nouns and Sortal Nouns in NN-Compounds |
S. 104 |
5.2. |
Possible Sources for Relations in NN-Compounds |
S. 109 |
5.3. |
Relations from Lexical Representations |
S. 111 |
5.4. |
The Conceptual Basis |
S. 114 |
5.5. |
A Network of Compounding Rules |
S. 146 |
5.6. |
Conceptual Shifts of Novel NN-Compounds |
S. 149 |
5.7. |
Summary and Conclusion |
S. 157 |
6. |
Utterance Meanings of Novel Noun-Noun Compounds in Discourse |
S. 160 |
6.1. |
Current Assumptions on Discourse Comprehension and Their Implications for Semantics of Novel NN-Compounds |
S. 161 |
6.2. |
Some Preceding Remarks |
S. 165 |
6.3. |
Conjunctive Compounds in Discourse |
S. 171 |
6.4. |
Script-Driven NN-Compound Interpretation |
S. 183 |
6.5. |
Giving of a Relation in Discourse |
S. 189 |
6.6. |
Compounds in Discourse without Anaphoric Links |
S. 198 |
6.7. |
Genericity of the Modifier Revisited |
S. 206 |
6.8. |
Conceptual Shifts of Novel NN-Compounds Revisited |
S. 210 |
6.9. |
Discussion and Conclusion |
S. 211 |
7. |
Summary and Outlook |
S. 214 |
7.1. |
The Model for Computing Utterance Meanings of Novel Noun-Noun Compounds |
S. 214 |
7.2. |
Open Problems |
S. 215 |
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References |
S. 217 |