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Contextuals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 March 2026

Mark Aronoff
Mark Aronoff*
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SUNY Stony Brook
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Abstract

The range of interpretations of new zero-derived denominal verbs in English is accounted for here without resorting to the novel theoretical devices proposed by Clark & Clark 1979. In addition, a method of treating the semantics of morphologically derived words is exemplified, wherein a sparse semantics combines with general principles of conversation to provide interpretations for such words in context.

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Research Article
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Language , Volume 56 , Issue 4 , December 1980 , pp. 744 - 758
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Copyright © 1980 by Linguistic Society of America

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