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The interpretation of noun-noun compounds is complex, yet compounds such as 'web surfer' and 'beef baron' are generated and interpreted easily by native English speakers. Concept combination is the core process in the generation and interpretation o f noun-noun compounds. Such compounds may be read literally or metaphorically suggesting that the combination process is capable of both literal and metaphoric interpretations. \n \nThe motivation for this thesis is to tackle three problems which occur in concept combination. These problems are: (1) compounds are often polysemous, (2) compounds often appear to be understood by evoking a context (or world knowledge) and (3) compounds can be interpreted figuratively. We suggest that adopting structural alignment allows us to deal with each of these problems. \n \nStructural alignment is a process whereby conceptual structures are placed into correspondence and similarities are found. The structural alignment model proposed in
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The interpretation of noun-noun compounds is complex, yet compounds such as 'web surfer' and 'beef baron' are generated and interpreted easily by native English speakers. Concept combination is the core process in the generation and interpretation o f noun-noun compounds. Such compounds may be read literally or metaphorically suggesting that the combination process is capable of both literal and metaphoric interpretations. \n \nThe motivation for this thesis is to tackle three problems which occur in concept combination. These problems are: (1) compounds are often polysemous, (2) compounds often appear to be understood by evoking a context (or world knowledge) and (3) compounds can be interpreted figuratively. We suggest that adopting structural alignment allows us to deal with each of these problems. \n \nStructural alignment is a process whereby conceptual structures are placed into correspondence and similarities are found. The structural alignment model proposed in
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