Distributional semantics provides multi-dimensional, graded, empirically
induced word representations that successfully capture many aspects of meaning
in natural languages, as shown in a large body of work in computational
linguistics; yet, its impact in theoretical linguistics has so far been
limited. This review provides a critical discussion of the literature on
distributional semantics, with an emphasis on methods and results that are of
relevance for theoretical linguistics, in three areas: semantic change,
polysemy and composition, and the grammar-semantics interface (specifically,
the interface of semantics with syntax and with derivational morphology). The
review aims at fostering greater cross-fertilization of theoretical and
computational approaches to language, as a means to advance our collective
knowledge of how it works.

该综述文章阐述了分布语义学在理论语言学领域的影响有限，但其成功地捕捉了自然语言诸多意义方面，并回顾了该领域在语义变化、一词多义及组合，以及语法 - 语义接口等领域的研究成果，旨在在理论和计算语言学之间进行更大规模的交叉授粉，以推进我们集体的语言知识。