The Self-Extending Phrasal Lexicon

Lexical representation so far has not been extensively investigated in regard to language acquisition. Existing computational linguistic systems assume that text analysis and generation take place in conditions of complete lexical knowledge. That is, no unknown elements are encountered in processing text. It turns out however, that productive as well as non-productive word combinations require adequate consideration. Thus, assuming the existence of a complete lexicon at the outset is unrealistic, especially when considering such word combinations.