Lexical Meaning and Syntax Interface in the Perspective of Generative Grammar
Jiang Bing-qing · Journal of Hunan Institute of Humanities, Science and Technology · 2011
Generative grammar's concern of lexical meaning and syntax interface comprises of three stages.In standard theory,selection restriction has an impact on syntax.In GB theory,theta roles which embody lexical meaning determine the legality of clauses.In MP,lexical meaning is excluded from the process of syntactic generation as selection restriction and theta roles play no part in merging and movement.ELAN effect in ERP experiment justifies the priority of categorical information,also,N400 and P600 prove that lexical meaning and syntax interact with each other.