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We speak of '''semantic compositionality''' if the [[meaning]] of a [[complex word]] is a function of the meanings of its [[constituent]]s. | We speak of '''semantic compositionality''' if the [[meaning]] of a [[complex word]] is a function of the meanings of its [[constituent]]s. | ||
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| − | + | The meaning of English [[gerund]]s is fully compositional ('the state, action named by V'). | |
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[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Semantic+compositionality&lemmacode=214 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Semantic+compositionality&lemmacode=214 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | ||
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[[Category:Morphology]] | [[Category:Morphology]] | ||
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Definition
We speak of semantic compositionality if the meaning of a complex word is a function of the meanings of its constituents.
Example
The meaning of English gerunds is fully compositional ('the state, action named by V').
