Combinatory Linguistics

Cem Bozsahin

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2013

Combinatory Linguistics

Cem Bozsahin

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110296877

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The book examines to what extent the mediating relation between constituents and their semantics can arise from combinatory knowledge of words. It traces the roots of Combinatory Categorial Grammar, and uses the theory to promote a Humean question in linguistics and cognitive science: Why do we see limited constituency and dependency in natural languages, despite their diversity and potential infinity? A potential answer is that constituents and dependencies might have arisen from a single resource: adjacency. The combinatory formulation of adjacency constrains possible grammars.

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Cem Bozşahin, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
List of Tables Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xvii
Chapter 1. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2. Order as constituent constructor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Chapter 3. The lexicon, argumenthood and combinators Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
Chapter 4. Syntacticizing the combinators Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
Chapter 5. Combinatory Categorial Grammar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
Chapter 6. The LF debate Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
Chapter 7. Further constraints on possible grammars Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
Chapter 8. A BTSO system Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
Chapter 9. The semantic radar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
Chapter 10. Monadic computation by CCG Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
Chapter 11. Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Appendices Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Post-Graduate Students in Linguistics, Computer Science and Cognitive Science
Pages
- Front matter: 15
- Main content: 283
Keywords: Constituents; Dependency Relations; Syntax; Grammar

eBook

Published: December 6, 2012
ISBN: 9783110296877

Hardcover

Published: November 28, 2012
ISBN: 9783110251708