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9781857282177

A Course in Generalized Phrase Structure Grammar (Gpsg)

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  • ISBN13:

    9781857282177

  • ISBN10:

    1857282175

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1994-08-01
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
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Summary

"Generalized Phrase Structure Grammar" GPSG has become a major syntactic theory in linguistics and in this volume it receives comprehensive tutorial treatment.; The text assumes an introductory knowledge of syntactic theory and covers all the main constructs of the grammar. A substantial part of English grammar is covered in a precise and formal manner, using numerous diagrams. Recent issues and developments are examined and a final chapter outlines the importance of GPSG to computational linguistics.; This textbook is designed for students of intermediate and advanced courses in syntax and the structure of English, and computational linguistics.

Table of Contents

Basics of syntactic structure
The id/lp format for grammars
Features and subcategorization
The head feature convention
Feature instantiation and related topics
More on English structure
The foot feature principle
The control agreement principle
Metarules
Unbounded dependencies
Co- ordination
Current issues
Relevance to computational linguistics.
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