CASA|Con The CASA-ConstructiCon of the English Language

Lexical Items

A

• a/an
• Indefinite-Singular-NP Construction [A-NOUN CXN]
• able
• We-Are-Able-to-Make Construction
• accept
• Attribute Construction (Attr: to-INF)
• account
• Object Attribute Construction (Attr: NP)
• Attribute Construction (Attr: Adj)
• TO-Recipient-FOR-Fact Construction
• advise
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)
• Ditransitive Construction (that-cl)
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: wh-CL)
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: wh-to-inf)
• afford
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)
• all
• General-Quantifier-Plural-NP Construction
• General-Quantifier-Mass-NP Construction
• allow
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)
• amusing
• X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction
• answer
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)
• Ditransitive Construction (that-cl)
• TO-Recipient-FOR-Fact Construction
• any
• General-Quantifier-Singular-NP Construction
• General-Quantifier-Plural-NP Construction
• General-Quantifier-Mass-NP Construction
• appalling
• X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction
• appear
• TO-Judge-Action Construction
• apply
• TO-Recipient-FOR-Desired-Object Construction
• appoint
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)
• Object Attribute Construction (Attr: NP)
• Resultative Construction (Attr: to-INF)
• ask
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: wh-CL)
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: wh-to-inf)
• assume
• Attribute Construction (Attr: Adj)
• Attribute Construction (Attr: to-INF)
• attract
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)
• award
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)
• awkward
• X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction

B

• beat
• Attribute Construction (Attr: Adj)
• Resultative Construction (Attr: Adj)
• beautiful
• X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction
• beg
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)
• believe
• Attribute Construction (Attr: Adj)
• bet
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)
• Ditransitive Construction (that-cl)
• bid
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: INF)
• biggest
• Superlative Construction
• bind
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)
• Resultative Construction (Attr: to-INF)
• blow
• Resultative Construction (Attr: Adj)
• both
• General-Quantifier-Plural-NP Construction
• brave
• He-Was-Brave-to-Say-That Construction
• bring
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)
• build
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)
• buy
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)
• Attribute Construction (Attr: Adj)

C

• calculate
• Attribute Construction (Attr: to-INF)
• call
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)
• Object Attribute Construction (Attr: NP)
• catch
• Attribute Construction (Attr: V-ing)
• cause
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)
• charge
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)
• chat
• TO-Recipient-ABOUT-Topic Construction
• cheap
• X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction
• clear
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)
• Resultative Construction (Attr: to-INF)
• clever
• NICE-OF-YOU Construction
• clumsy
• X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction
• command
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)
• commit
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)
• Resultative Construction (Attr: to-INF)
• common
• Most-/Least-Construction
• compel
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)
• complain
• TO-Recipient-ABOUT-Topic Construction
• complex
• X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction
• complicated
• X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction
• concede
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)
• conceive
• Attribute Construction (Attr: to-INF)
• consider
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)
• Object Attribute Construction (Attr: NP)
• Attribute Construction (Attr: Adj)
• Attribute Construction (Attr: to-INF)
• contextual anchor point
• Demonstrative-Singular-NP Construction
• Demonstrative-Plural-NP Construction
• General-Quantifier-Singular-NP Construction
• Ranking-NP Construction
• Adjective Construction
• convince
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)
• Ditransitive Construction (that-cl)
• cost
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)
• costly
• X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction
• count
• Object Attribute Construction (Attr: NP)
• craze
• He-Was-Brave-to-Say-That Construction
• create
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)
• Object Attribute Construction (Attr: NP)
• cut
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)
• Resultative Construction (Attr: Adj)

D

• dare
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)
• Resultative Construction (Attr: to-INF)
• deal
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)
• decide
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)
• Ditransitive Construction (that-cl)
• declare
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)
• Object Attribute Construction (Attr: NP)
• Resultative Construction (Attr: Adj)
• Resultative Construction (Attr: to-INF)
• delighted
• SHE-WAS-SURPRISED-TO-HEAR Construction
• deny
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)
• design
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)
• Resultative Construction (Attr: to-INF)
• desitable
• X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction
• determine
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)
• difficult
• X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction
• direct
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)
• discover
• Attribute Construction (Attr: Adj)
• Attribute Construction (Attr: to-INF)
• do
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)
• draw
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)
• Resultative Construction (Attr: Adj)
• dream
• Attribute Construction (Attr: Adj)
• Resultative Construction (Attr: Adj)
• drive
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)
• Resultative Construction (Attr: Adj)
• drop
• Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)