The Multi-factor Model of Copularization
Regina Pustet · Oxford University Press eBooks · 2003
This chapter explains the existence of counter-examples to the overall statistical correlations which decrease the predictive power of the four semantic parameters dynamicity, transience, transitivity, and dependency. First, diachronic developments which may change the distributional scope of copulas in the lexicon, and which might, at least to some extent, be held responsible for the fact that the four semantic parameters fail to produce entirely accurate predictions of copula use, are discussed. A multi-factor model of copularization is then described. The limited predictive power of semantics, the migration of copulas in the lexicon, a scalar model of the lexicon, and discourse frequency are considered.