Linguistic Fundamentals for Natural Language Processing
... #28 e morphosyntax of a language describes how the morphemes in a word affect its combinatoric potential. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 #29 Morphological features associated with verbs and adjectives (and sometimes nouns) can include information abo ...
... #28 e morphosyntax of a language describes how the morphemes in a word affect its combinatoric potential. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 #29 Morphological features associated with verbs and adjectives (and sometimes nouns) can include information abo ...
Adjectives and Adverbs. In Language 86
... will attempt to derive facts about word order from the ontological nature of modified arguments (Cinque 1999 and Ernst 2002 represent these two opposing camps). Semantics-based approaches lead to a deeper problem at the syntax-semantics interface. The way that adjectives and adverbs are interpreted ...
... will attempt to derive facts about word order from the ontological nature of modified arguments (Cinque 1999 and Ernst 2002 represent these two opposing camps). Semantics-based approaches lead to a deeper problem at the syntax-semantics interface. The way that adjectives and adverbs are interpreted ...
Investigations of downward movement
... Investigations of downward movement A BSTRACT Under a non-lexicalist view of word formation, such as Distributed Morphology (Halle and Marantz 1993), morphemes combine to form complex words during or after—but not before—narrow syntactic derivation. Such a model inevitably requires the availability ...
... Investigations of downward movement A BSTRACT Under a non-lexicalist view of word formation, such as Distributed Morphology (Halle and Marantz 1993), morphemes combine to form complex words during or after—but not before—narrow syntactic derivation. Such a model inevitably requires the availability ...
The (re-)emergence of representationalism in semantics Ruth Kempson
... of their meaning are necessarily true; contradiction for sentences which are necessarily false in virtue of such meaning; and ambiguity for expressions with more than one distinct interpretation. The criterion was to devise rule specifications that get the right results in just the same spirit as th ...
... of their meaning are necessarily true; contradiction for sentences which are necessarily false in virtue of such meaning; and ambiguity for expressions with more than one distinct interpretation. The criterion was to devise rule specifications that get the right results in just the same spirit as th ...
Lecture 07 - ELTE / SEAS
... It heads a vP which is the complement of the inflection Different inflections select for different tenses Tense is a bound morpheme which needs supporting When the verb cannot do this, an auxiliary is inserted Whatever supports tense will support the bound inflection by moving from v to I ...
... It heads a vP which is the complement of the inflection Different inflections select for different tenses Tense is a bound morpheme which needs supporting When the verb cannot do this, an auxiliary is inserted Whatever supports tense will support the bound inflection by moving from v to I ...
A Study for Disambiguation of Japanese Compound Verbs
... like basutei “bus stop”, we can distinguish the difference between the lexical compound (2a) and the syntactic compound (2b) by co-occurring words. We identify the meaning of such JCVs using syntactic information gained from co-occurrence and verb complements. 2.2 Ambiguities of V2 We classified am ...
... like basutei “bus stop”, we can distinguish the difference between the lexical compound (2a) and the syntactic compound (2b) by co-occurring words. We identify the meaning of such JCVs using syntactic information gained from co-occurrence and verb complements. 2.2 Ambiguities of V2 We classified am ...
Child language acquisition: Why Universal
... 2.1 Distributional analysis. In the adult grammar, syntactic categories are defined distributionally. Thus it is almost inevitable that accounts of syntactic category acquisition – even those that assume innate categories - must include at least some role for distributional analysis (the prosodic bo ...
... 2.1 Distributional analysis. In the adult grammar, syntactic categories are defined distributionally. Thus it is almost inevitable that accounts of syntactic category acquisition – even those that assume innate categories - must include at least some role for distributional analysis (the prosodic bo ...
Word order, restructuring and mirror theory
... be the complement of the verb. Given the mirror hypothesis, it will then be spelt out preverbally as required. Secondly, as noted above, a head like a verb for example, may form an MW with one or more higher heads like v and Infl, each of which is the syntactic complement of the next. The MW may be ...
... be the complement of the verb. Given the mirror hypothesis, it will then be spelt out preverbally as required. Secondly, as noted above, a head like a verb for example, may form an MW with one or more higher heads like v and Infl, each of which is the syntactic complement of the next. The MW may be ...
Document
... Movement is driven by a strong feature. [uAux*] on T? No. That does not work. [uT*] on Aux? No. That would not be promising. ...
... Movement is driven by a strong feature. [uAux*] on T? No. That does not work. [uT*] on Aux? No. That would not be promising. ...
Meijer and Fox Tree A Bilingual Exploration 1 RUNNING HEAD: A
... The lemma-driven model thus incorporates the syntactic priming effects described above. The model was directly tested by Lombardi and Potter (1992; see also Potter & Lombardi, 1990). Participants were given an NP-NP construction such as The rich widow is going to give the university a million dollar ...
... The lemma-driven model thus incorporates the syntactic priming effects described above. The model was directly tested by Lombardi and Potter (1992; see also Potter & Lombardi, 1990). Participants were given an NP-NP construction such as The rich widow is going to give the university a million dollar ...
File - Northgate High School World Languages
... 1. Use and understand learned expressions, sentences, and strings of sentences, questions, and polite commands when speaking and listening; ...
... 1. Use and understand learned expressions, sentences, and strings of sentences, questions, and polite commands when speaking and listening; ...
Reaching agreement as a core syntactic process
... linguistic phenomenon (the observable sharing of features between, for example, the subject and the verb in a sentence), and the psycholinguistic process underlying its realization (the non-observable underlying cognitive function). However, at least two distinct processes are involved in agreement ...
... linguistic phenomenon (the observable sharing of features between, for example, the subject and the verb in a sentence), and the psycholinguistic process underlying its realization (the non-observable underlying cognitive function). However, at least two distinct processes are involved in agreement ...
1 - NELS 2016 @ UMass Amherst
... in which a SELF-element cannot reflexivize the verb by moving onto it due to independent syntactic constraints, for instance, coordinate structures or picture NPs, cf. Alicei told the Rabbitj that the queen invited no one but themselvesi+j for a drink, see Reuland 2011). The possessive marker -že is ...
... in which a SELF-element cannot reflexivize the verb by moving onto it due to independent syntactic constraints, for instance, coordinate structures or picture NPs, cf. Alicei told the Rabbitj that the queen invited no one but themselvesi+j for a drink, see Reuland 2011). The possessive marker -že is ...
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... language is an emergent property of basic, general-purpose cognitive processes, though cognitive linguistics has also been the subject of much criticism. In contrast to the generativist school of linguistics, cognitive linguistics is non-modularist and functionalist in character. Important developme ...
... language is an emergent property of basic, general-purpose cognitive processes, though cognitive linguistics has also been the subject of much criticism. In contrast to the generativist school of linguistics, cognitive linguistics is non-modularist and functionalist in character. Important developme ...
4 Syntax
... function words. Certainly their lexical status is different from that of nouns or verbs which have maximum descriptive content. Overlap between certain categories is also found. For instance, some personal pronouns can function as determiners in sentences like We teachers don’t believe you linguists ...
... function words. Certainly their lexical status is different from that of nouns or verbs which have maximum descriptive content. Overlap between certain categories is also found. For instance, some personal pronouns can function as determiners in sentences like We teachers don’t believe you linguists ...
Implementation of Argumentation as Process in Theoretical Linguistics
... and ever-expanding European Union." (Howard A12). Literary theory examines literature defining it and classifying types and genres of literature. Literary theory as such can be traced back to earlier implementations into philosophy starting with Plato and cultural and religious writings. Autonomy o ...
... and ever-expanding European Union." (Howard A12). Literary theory examines literature defining it and classifying types and genres of literature. Literary theory as such can be traced back to earlier implementations into philosophy starting with Plato and cultural and religious writings. Autonomy o ...
On the Role of Analogy Mechanism in Meaning Evolution of
... Sememe shedding can be divided into two kinds according to the time of occurrence. One is that the sememe fallen off before basis of the basic meaning combining into words, and analogy makes it “stationary”, which leads to the meaning alteration caused by falling seme develops into new meaning upon ...
... Sememe shedding can be divided into two kinds according to the time of occurrence. One is that the sememe fallen off before basis of the basic meaning combining into words, and analogy makes it “stationary”, which leads to the meaning alteration caused by falling seme develops into new meaning upon ...
Optimality Theory and Human Sentence Processing: The
... semantic structure of all sentences and phrases that constitute a given language. However, it is generally assumed that coordinate structures (e.g., "X and Y") are somehow special, and distinct from all other structures, especially in the syntactic domain. This exceptional position for coordination ...
... semantic structure of all sentences and phrases that constitute a given language. However, it is generally assumed that coordinate structures (e.g., "X and Y") are somehow special, and distinct from all other structures, especially in the syntactic domain. This exceptional position for coordination ...
Optimality Theory and Human Sentence Processing: The Case of Coordination
... semantic structure of all sentences and phrases that constitute a given language. However, it is generally assumed that coordinate structures (e.g., "X and Y") are somehow special, and distinct from all other structures, especially in the syntactic domain. This exceptional position for coordination ...
... semantic structure of all sentences and phrases that constitute a given language. However, it is generally assumed that coordinate structures (e.g., "X and Y") are somehow special, and distinct from all other structures, especially in the syntactic domain. This exceptional position for coordination ...
Vocabulary Coverage in Spanish Textbooks
... The lack of attention to actual word frequency is perhaps due in part to the prevailing culture of textbook publishers for languages such as Spanish. More likely, however, the lack of materials for Spanish has been due to the underlying lack of large, representative corpora for Spanish, on which aut ...
... The lack of attention to actual word frequency is perhaps due in part to the prevailing culture of textbook publishers for languages such as Spanish. More likely, however, the lack of materials for Spanish has been due to the underlying lack of large, representative corpora for Spanish, on which aut ...
Vocabulary Coverage in Spanish Textbooks
... The lack of attention to actual word frequency is perhaps due in part to the prevailing culture of textbook publishers for languages such as Spanish. More likely, however, the lack of materials for Spanish has been due to the underlying lack of large, representative corpora for Spanish, on which aut ...
... The lack of attention to actual word frequency is perhaps due in part to the prevailing culture of textbook publishers for languages such as Spanish. More likely, however, the lack of materials for Spanish has been due to the underlying lack of large, representative corpora for Spanish, on which aut ...
(2004). Linking eye movements to sentence comprehension in
... Boland and Blodgett (2002) examined the broadest range of anomaly types. They used two sets of critical stimuli, an ―argument structure set‖ and an ―agreement set.‖ The first set of stimuli contained verb argument structure violations on the indirect object. Examples are given in (5) and (6). Anomal ...
... Boland and Blodgett (2002) examined the broadest range of anomaly types. They used two sets of critical stimuli, an ―argument structure set‖ and an ―agreement set.‖ The first set of stimuli contained verb argument structure violations on the indirect object. Examples are given in (5) and (6). Anomal ...
Experiments for Dependency Parsing of Greek
... F1-scores (Malt: 0.36; Mate: 0.30) in detecting non-projective heads. In Figure 5 we see that Mate’s LAS is better for all basic parts of speech. The difference is more evident for verbs, which are typically involved in longer dependencies. Finally, it is clear from Figure 6 that certain relations a ...
... F1-scores (Malt: 0.36; Mate: 0.30) in detecting non-projective heads. In Figure 5 we see that Mate’s LAS is better for all basic parts of speech. The difference is more evident for verbs, which are typically involved in longer dependencies. Finally, it is clear from Figure 6 that certain relations a ...
Nouns as Adjectives and Adjectives as Nouns
... mismatches to occur. We can have a mixture of properties, for example, when a syntactic noun inherits adjectival inflection. These mismatches can be represented in the inheritance hierarchy, but the inheritance links will be more complicated. It is important to emphasize that our aim in this paper i ...
... mismatches to occur. We can have a mixture of properties, for example, when a syntactic noun inherits adjectival inflection. These mismatches can be represented in the inheritance hierarchy, but the inheritance links will be more complicated. It is important to emphasize that our aim in this paper i ...
Week 6a
... to handle problems like this. If V has a specifier feature that is not checked off before its last projection (VP), the requirement is “passed up the tree” to the next head (I), and becomes a requirement of I. Using this, we could say that if V has an Agent specifier feature, it can be passed up to ...
... to handle problems like this. If V has a specifier feature that is not checked off before its last projection (VP), the requirement is “passed up the tree” to the next head (I), and becomes a requirement of I. Using this, we could say that if V has an Agent specifier feature, it can be passed up to ...