Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Chapter 1 From lexical semantics to cognitive psychology, and back again -- 1. Lexical semantics: an overview -- 2. The mapping procedure -- 3. The architecture of the mind, and the lexicon -- 4. Reinhart's feature theory -- 5. Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 2 German verbs: lexical representation and argument realization -- 1. Introduction: features and roles -- 2. Role sets and realization patterns -- 3. The syntax of thematic alternations -- 4. The reflexive alternation -- 5. Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 3 A Bare Phrase Structure of Argument Expression -- 1. A new architecture: domains and interpretation -- 2. Generating syntactic argument structure -- 3. Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 4 Applications and extensions: participial and infinitival constructions -- 1. The present participle and modal infinitives -- 2. Constructions with the second participle -- 3. Conclusion -- Notes -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.