Local Semantics in HPSG

In this paper we will present empirical motivation for a split between local and nonlocal semantic phenomena, analogous to the distinction between local and nonlocal phenomena in syntax. We will show that techniques of underspecified semantics can be combined with Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar to integrate this split into the architecture of the grammar. This results in a more restricted theory of selection and a conceptually clearer distinction between lexical and compositional semantics.