Studies in Contemporary Phrase Structure

Klappentext This book proposes revisions to the picture of Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar. Zusammenfassung This book explores a variety of central issues in Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar (HPSG)! a theory of syntactic representation which is becoming increasingly dominant! particularly in natural language computation. It considers problematic phenomena in German! Japanese and English and suggests extensions of! and revisions to! the picture of HPSG. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Georgia M. Green and Robert D. Levine; 1. The lexical integrity of Japanese causatives Christopher Manning, Ivan Sag and Masayo Iida; 2. A syntax and semantics for purposive adjuncts in HPSG Michael J. R. Johnston; 3. On lexicalist treatments of Japanese causatives Takao Gunji; 4. 'Modal flip' and partial verb phrase fronting in German Kathryn L. Baker; 5. A lexical comment on a syntactic topic Kazuhiko Fukushima; 6. Agreement and the syntax-morphology Interface in HPSG Andreas Kathol; 7. Partial VP and split NP topicalization in German: an HPSG analysis Erhard W. Hinrichs and Tsuneko Nakazawa; Index.

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• Authors: Robert D. Levine
• Assisted by: Georgia M. Green (Editor), Green Georgia M. (Editor), Robert D. Levine (Editor), Levine Robert D. (Editor), Levine Robert D. (Editor)
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9780521141093
• ISBN: 978-0-521-14109-3
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology