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generative lexicon

generative lexicon noun: a linguistic semantics theory that challenges purely verb-centric approaches to compositionality.

Noun

generative lexicon (uncountable)

  1. A linguistic semantics theory that challenges purely verb-centric approaches to compositionality.

Questions about generative lexicon

What does generative lexicon mean?
Generative lexicon means a linguistic semantics theory that challenges purely verb-centric approaches to compositionality.
What part of speech is generative lexicon?
Generative lexicon is a noun.

Words near generative lexicon in the dictionary

  1. generative art
  2. generative artificial intelligence
  3. generative artificial intelligences
  4. generative grammar
  5. generative grammars
  6. generative lexicon
  7. generative medicine
  8. generatively
  9. generativeness
  10. generativism
  11. generativist

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