Phrase Structure Composition and Syntactic Dependencies : Volume 38 Paperback / softback
by Robert (Yale University) Frank
Part of the Current Studies in Linguistics series
Paperback / softback
- Information
Description
In Phrase Structure Composition and Syntactic Dependencies, Robert Frank explores an approach to syntactic theory that weds the Tree Adjoining Grammar (TAG) formalism with the minimalist framework.
TAG has been extensively studied both for its mathematical properties and for its usefulness in computational linguistics applications.
Frank shows that incorporating TAG's formally restrictive operations for structure building considerably simplifies the model of grammatical competence, particularly in the components concerned with syntactic movement and locality.
The empirical advantages of the resulting model, illustrated with extensive case studies of subject-raising constructions and wh-questions, point toward a conception of grammar that is sharply limited in its computational power.
Information
-
Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:340 pages, 4 illus.; 4 Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
- Publication Date:20/08/2004
- Category:
- ISBN:9780262562089
Information
-
Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:340 pages, 4 illus.; 4 Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
- Publication Date:20/08/2004
- Category:
- ISBN:9780262562089
