Volume 34 of Syntax and Semantics is a thorough and accessible overview and introduction to Lexical Functional Grammar (LFG), a theory of the content and representation of different aspects of linguistic structure and the relations that hold between them. The book motivates and describes the two syn
Lexical-Functional Grammar
β Scribed by George M. Horn
- Publisher
- De Gruyter Mouton
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 408
- Series
- Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]; 21
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Preface
List of abbreviations and symbols
Introduction
1 Bounded processes
1.1 Passives
1.2 Overgeneration
1.3 Extensions
1.4 Argument reduction
1.5 Raising, equi and reflexive/reciprocal interpretation as operations on complex functional structures
1.6 Notes
2 Unbounded processes
2.1 The treatment of wh-words
2.2 Adjective phrase βdeletionβ
2.3 The role of too and enough
2.4 Notes
3 Constraints on [e]-anaphora
3.1 The Noun Phrase Constraint
3.2 The Single Gap Constraint
3.3 The NP/Gap Order Condition
3.4 The applicability of the constraints to Polish
3.5 Notes
4 Functional structures and interpretation
4.1 Functional structures β formal characteristics
4.2 Extensions
4.3 Functional structures and interpretation
4.4 Notes
5 Extensions and conclusions
5.1 General outline of the model
5.2 Rule application
5.3 Extensions and modifications
5.4 Alternative analyses
5.5 Notes
6 References
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