Recently, there has been a surge of psycholinguistic research on the
interpretation of type-shifting constructions. We evaluate some of the
theoretical and empirical research in this area and propose a reassessment of
the nature of type-shifting operations.
We argue, in particular, for a structural gap in type-shifting constructions,
motivated mainly by the restructuring nature of the verbs employed. We also
argue that the putative underspecification (or indeterminacy) of type-shifting
constructions is resolved via pragmatic inferences.