The Syntactic Process

This book covers topics in formal linguistics, intonational phonology, computational linguistics, and experimental psycholinguistics, presenting them as an integrated theory of the language faculty.

Mark Steedman is Professor of Cognitive Science in the Division of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh

Preface

xi

Introduction

1

(10)

PART I Grammar and Information Structure

Rules, Constituents, and Fragments

11

(20)

Constituents

12

(2)

Fragments

14

(8)

Issues of Power and Explanation

22

(5)

Grammar as an Applicative System

27

(4)

Intuitive Basis of Combinatory Categorial Grammars

31

(22)

Pure Categorial Grammar

31

(4)

Interpretation and Predicate-Argument Structure

35

(4)

Coordination

39

(1)

The Bluebird

40

(3)

The Thrush

43

(6)

The Starling

49

(4)

Explaining Constraints on Natural Grammar

53

(36)

Intrinsic Constraints Limiting the Set of Possible Rules

53

(6)

Linguistic Constraints on Unbounded Dependencies

59

(5)

Linguistic Constraints on Bounded Dependencies

64

(6)

Quantification in CCG

70

(15)

Summary: Surface Structure and Interpretation

85

(4)

Structure and Intonation

89

(44)

Surface Structure and Intonation Structure

92

(3)

Two Intonation Contours and Their Functions

95

(4)

Theme and Rheme

99

(7)

Focus and Background

106

(3)

Grammar and Information Structure

109

(10)

Intonation and the Simplex Clause

119

(3)

Intonation in Complex Constructions

122

(2)

Conclusion

124

(9)

PART II Coordination and Word Order

Cross-Serial Dependencies in Dutch

133

(38)

Word Order in Dutch

136

(2)

Verb Raising as Composition

138

(6)

Equi Verbs

144

(2)

Argument Cluster Composition

146

(9)

Relative Clauses

155

(3)

Subject and Object Extraction from Embedded Clauses

158

(1)

Dutch Main-clause Order

159

(5)

Interaction of Word order and Quantifier Scope

164

(2)

On the Rarity of Crossing Dependencies

166

(5)

Appendix: Summary of the Dutch Fragment

167

(4)

Gapping and the Order of Constituents

171

(30)

Gapping and SOV Word Order

172

(4)

Gapping and VSO Word Order

176

(3)

Gapping and SVO Word Order

179

(16)

Other Elliptical Phenomena

195

(2)

A Cautious Conclusion

197

(4)

PART III Computation and Performance

Combinators and Grammars

201

(24)

Why Categories and Combinators?

201

(2)

Why Bluebirds, Thrushes, and Starlings?

203

(4)

Expressive Power

207

(6)

Formalizing Directionality in Categorical Grammars

213

(12)

Appendix: Directionality as a Feature

216

(9)

Processing in Context

225

(30)

Anatomy of a Processor

226

(20)

Toward Psychologically Realistic Parsers

246

(5)

CCG Parsing for Practical Applications

251

(4)

The Syntactic Interface

255

(8)

Competence

255

(3)

Acquisition

258

(1)

Performance

259

(4)

Notes

263

(20)

References

283

(38)

Index

321

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