Calinescu, Lia; Ramchand, Gillian C; Baggio, Giosuè (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-10)
When we use language, we draw on a finite stock of lexical and functional
meanings and grammatical structures to assign meanings to expressions of
arbitrary complexity. According to the Principle of Compositionality, the meanings
of complex expressions are a function of constituent meanings and syntax,
and are generated by the recursive application of one or more composition
operations. Given ...