comparative general grammar syntax semantics syntax semantics butt miriam university konstanz geuder wilhelm university tuebingen projection arguments isbn 157586 110 0 paper 157586 111 9 cloth 366 pp csli publications 1998 http csliwww stanford edu publications email pubs roslin stanford edu becoming increasingly clear classic approach linking accounts projection arguments syntax terms thematic roles kind lexical decomposition serious shortcomings volume sets explore possible alternatives call question assumption projection rigidly determined fixed lexical entries coming varied backgrounds papers collected converge general hypothesis many semantic factors influence projection arguments instead attributed compositional combinatorial processes proposals presented reassessment lexiconsyntax interface include models building variants lexical meanings flexible manner well models much putative role lexical entries supplanted structural context particular functional projections among topics addressed questions argument hierarchies adicity predicates syntax semantics argument alternations set diverse languages include english dutch scottish gaelic finnish hebrew kannada malay greenlandic eskimo yaqui csli publications http csliwww stanford edu publications ventura hall stanford university stanford ca 943054115 telephone 650 7231839 fax 650 7252166