Addresses the question how in language production conceptual structures are mapped onto lexical items. The lexical system consists of, among other things, a fixed set of basic lexical entries characterized by 4 groups of information: phonetic form, grammatical features, argument structure, and semantic form. The meaning in a lexical entry has a complex internal structure composed of more primitive elements (decomposition). Argument structure and semantic form and their interaction are discussed with respect to the issue of synonymy. Two different mappings involved in lexical access are proposed. The authors present an elaboration of W. J. Levelt's (1989) model in which these processes interact with the grammatical encoder and the mental lexicon. Consequences of decomposition for processing models are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1992 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved)
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Bierwisch, M., & Schreuder, R. (1992). From concepts to lexical items. Special Issue: Lexical access in speech production. Cognition, 42(1–3), 23–60.
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