Parseme MWE Template: English
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MWEs by syntactic type
MWEs by fixedness
Fixed MWEs
Semi-fixed MWEs
General characterization
Semi-fixed MWEs may show inflection and for reflexive pronoun agreement.
They do not allow for internal modification, lexical variation, or topicalization. Usually they do not allow for passive.
Nominal MWEs
Compounds. They are treated as semi-fixed rather than fixed because they typically show number inflection.
semi-fixed Verb-Noun Idiomatic Combinations
Typically show agreement on the verb, but do not allow for passivization or any movement of the direct object NP.
kick the bucket
trip the light fantastic
Flexible MWEs
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