Events can be lexicalized into simple Nouns (Figure 3) and into Verbs or Nominalized Verbs (complex Noun) (Figure 4). This built-in transcategoriality (where an event can potentially be lexicalized as either a Noun or a Verb) is a very natural aspect of our approach to lexicon design, which allows for paraphrases in generation.
Figure 3: Event Simple Noun Mapping
Figure 4: Event Verb - Complex Noun Mappings
(Figure 4) shows partial entries for the verb explode which is in fact used as an inchoative The bomb exploded, and a nominalized event explosion with 2 obliques (in reality optional) the explosion of the mine (caused) by....