Parseme MWE Template: English - Revision history

Manfred at 15:10, 29 August 2023

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	* Manfred Sailer, Frankfurt		* [https://user.uni-frankfurt.de/~sailer/index.html Manfred Sailer], Frankfurt a.M.

	= Fixedness/flexibility of MWE parts =		= Fixedness/flexibility of MWE parts =

Manfred: /* Flexible */

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Flexible

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	Can the NP undergo "A-bar-movement" (topicalization, clefting, ...)?		Can the NP undergo "A-bar-movement" (topicalization, clefting, ...)?

	Can the NP be topicalized or appear as a clefted constitutent?		Can the NP be topicalized or appear as a clefted constitutent?

	* [pull [NP: strings]]:<br />These strings, Pat pulled.<br />It was these strings that Pat pulled.		* [pull [NP: strings]]:<br />These strings, Pat pulled.<br />It was these strings that Pat pulled.
	* [put one's cards [on [the table]]: *Here is the table you should put your cards on.		* [put one's cards [on [the table]]: *Here is the table you should put your cards on.

	Can the head noun occur as the head to a relative clause which does not contain the rest of the MWE?		Can the head noun occur as the head to a relative clause which does not contain the rest of the MWE?

	* [pull [NP: strings]]: ''Pat pulled the strings that got Kim the job.''		* [pull [NP: strings]]: ''Pat pulled the strings that got Kim the job.''

	Can the head noun occur as the head to a relative clause which contains the rest of the MWE?		Can the head noun occur as the head to a relative clause which contains the rest of the MWE?

	* [pull [NP: strings]]: ''The strings that Pat pulled got Kim the job.''		* [pull [NP: strings]]: ''The strings that Pat pulled got Kim the job.''

Manfred: /* Flexible */

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Flexible

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	* [spill [NP: the beans]]: ''I was worried that Pat might spill the beans, but it was Chris who finally spilled them.'' ([[Parseme_References\|Nunberg et al 1994]], p. 502)		* [spill [NP: the beans]]: ''I was worried that Pat might spill the beans, but it was Chris who finally spilled them.'' ([[Parseme_References\|Nunberg et al 1994]], p. 502)

			Can the NP undergo "A-bar-movement" (topicalization, clefting, ...)?
	Can the NP be topicalized or appear as a clefted constitutent?		Can the NP be topicalized or appear as a clefted constitutent?

Manfred: /* Flexible */

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Flexible

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	Raising: (Can only be applied if the NP is the subject)		Raising: (Can only be applied if the NP is the subject)
	* [[NP: a little bird] told X]		* [[NP: a little bird] told X]: ''a little bird seems to have told local law enforcement that musicians and DJs like their drugs and, in their eyes, this makes any artist suspicious.'' (http://news.beatport.com/blog/2009/12/18/dj-t-tour-blog-week-23-24/, 10.3.2014)

	Can the head noun be replaced with ''one''?		Can the head noun be replaced with ''one''?

Manfred: /* Flexible */

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Flexible

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	=== Flexible ===		=== Flexible ===

			Can the NP undergo "A-movement" (passive, raising):

			Passive: (Can only be applied if the NP is a direct object or inside a PP in a constellation with prepositional passive)
			* [spill [NP: the beans]]: The beans were spilled.
			* [kick [NP: the bucket]]: *The bucket was kicked.
			* [take [NP: advantage] of s.o.]: ''It seems to me likely that advantage was taken of him.'' (http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/24223268, 10.3.2014)

			Raising: (Can only be applied if the NP is the subject)
			* [[NP: a little bird] told X]

	Can the head noun be replaced with ''one''?		Can the head noun be replaced with ''one''?

Manfred: /* Flexible AP */

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Flexible AP

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	Can the adjective be used in the positive, comparative, and superlative?		Can the adjective be used in the positive, comparative, and superlative?
	* [AP: fit as a fiddle]: ''Ivan had tremendous groundstrokes, a great first serve and was fitter than a fiddle.'' (books.google.gr/books?isbn=0786741716, 9.3.2014)		* [AP: fit as a fiddle]: ''Ivan had tremendous groundstrokes, a great first serve and was fitter than a fiddle.'' (http://books.google.gr/books?isbn=0786741716, 9.3.2014)
	* [AP: hot and bothered]: ''Driving to a game, negotiating the ring-roads and roundabouts of Awaysville, then growing hotter and more bothered as you realise the back streets in which you’re mired are nowhere near the ground.'' (http://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/906-Grounds/2491-lights-out, 9.3.2014)		* [AP: hot and bothered]: ''Driving to a game, negotiating the ring-roads and roundabouts of Awaysville, then growing hotter and more bothered as you realise the back streets in which you’re mired are nowhere near the ground.'' (http://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/906-Grounds/2491-lights-out, 9.3.2014)

Manfred: /* Flexible AP */

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Flexible AP

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	Can the adjective be used in the positive, comparative, and superlative?		Can the adjective be used in the positive, comparative, and superlative?
			* [AP: fit as a fiddle]: ''Ivan had tremendous groundstrokes, a great first serve and was fitter than a fiddle.'' (books.google.gr/books?isbn=0786741716, 9.3.2014)
	* [AP: hot and bothered]: ''Driving to a game, negotiating the ring-roads and roundabouts of Awaysville, then growing hotter and more bothered as you realise the back streets in which you’re mired are nowhere near the ground.'' (http://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/906-Grounds/2491-lights-out, 9.3.2014)		* [AP: hot and bothered]: ''Driving to a game, negotiating the ring-roads and roundabouts of Awaysville, then growing hotter and more bothered as you realise the back streets in which you’re mired are nowhere near the ground.'' (http://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/906-Grounds/2491-lights-out, 9.3.2014)

Manfred: /* Flexible AP */

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Flexible AP

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	Can a degree word be added?		Can a degree word be added?

	* [AP: fit as a fiddle]: ''I feel very fit as a fiddle.'' (http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/movie_script.php?movie=hasta-la-vista, 8.3.2014)<br />MWE similes usually do not take degree words, nor do they appear in comparative or superlative.		* [AP: fit as a fiddle]: ''I feel very fit as a fiddle.'' (http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/movie_script.php?movie=hasta-la-vista, 8.3.2014)<br />MWE similes usually do not take degree words, nor do they appear in comparative or superlative.
	* [AP: hot and bothered]:<br />all hot and bothered<br />''Ray was getting very hot and bothered about the idea.'' (http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-cobuild-learners/hot, 9.3.2014)		* [AP: hot and bothered]:<br />all hot and bothered<br />''Ray was getting very hot and bothered about the idea.'' (http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-cobuild-learners/hot, 9.3.2014)

	Can the adjective be used in the positive, comparative, and superlative?		Can the adjective be used in the positive, comparative, and superlative?
			* [AP: hot and bothered]: ''Driving to a game, negotiating the ring-roads and roundabouts of Awaysville, then growing hotter and more bothered as you realise the back streets in which you’re mired are nowhere near the ground.'' (http://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/906-Grounds/2491-lights-out, 9.3.2014)

	Can the AP be used predicatively and attributively?		Can the AP be used predicatively and attributively?

Manfred: /* Flexible AP */

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Flexible AP

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	* [AP: fit as a fiddle]: ''I feel very fit as a fiddle.'' (http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/movie_script.php?movie=hasta-la-vista, 8.3.2014)<br />MWE similes usually do not take degree words, nor do they appear in comparative or superlative.		* [AP: fit as a fiddle]: ''I feel very fit as a fiddle.'' (http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/movie_script.php?movie=hasta-la-vista, 8.3.2014)<br />MWE similes usually do not take degree words, nor do they appear in comparative or superlative.
			* [AP: hot and bothered]:<br />all hot and bothered<br />''Ray was getting very hot and bothered about the idea.'' (http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-cobuild-learners/hot, 9.3.2014)

	Can the adjective be used in the positive, comparative, and superlative?		Can the adjective be used in the positive, comparative, and superlative?

Manfred: /* Adjectival MWEs */

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Adjectival MWEs

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	* alive and well		* alive and well
	* safe and sound		* safe and sound
			* (all) hot and bothered

	=== A as NP ===		=== A as NP ===