Case, Constructions, FrameNet, and the Deep Lexicon

Abstract

Three major contributions that Charles Fillmore made in linguistics play an important role in the enterprise of deep lexical semantics, which is the effort to link lexical meaning to underlying abstract core theories. I will discuss how case relates to lexical decompositions, how motivated constructions span the borderline between syntax and semantics, and how the frames of FrameNet provide an excellent first step in deep inference.