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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457429503321

Titolo

Contributions to functional syntax, semantics, and language comprehension [[electronic resource] /] / selected, translated, and edited by Petr Sgall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1984

ISBN

1-283-32860-7

9786613328601

90-272-7965-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (379 p.)

Collana

Linguistic & literary studies in Eastern Europe (LLSEE), , 0165-7712 ; ; v. 16

Altri autori (Persone)

SgallPetr <1926->

Disciplina

415

Soggetti

Grammar, Comparative and general - Syntax

Semantics

Mathematical linguistics

Czech language - Syntax

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes papers by the members and collaborators of the algebraic (formal) linguistics group of the Department of Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

CONTRIBUTIONS TO FUNCTIONAL SYNTAX, SEMANTICS, AND LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; INTRODUCTION; Notes; Table of contents; (A) GENERAL THEORETICAL ISSUES; On the Notion ""Type of Language""; Notes; Syntax, Meaning, and Reference; Notes; Optional Participants in a Semantic Interpretation (Arity of Predicates and Case Frames of Verbs); Notes; A Dependency Base for a Linguistic Description; Notes; On Presupposition and Allegation; Notes; Remarks on Text, Language and Communication; Notes; Appendix :A Note on Text and Reference

(B) EMPIRICAL QUESTIONS OF SYNTAX AND SEMANTICSValency (Case) Frames of Verbs; Notes; Appendix I List of free modifications; Appendix II Verbal Frames; Topic and Focus; Notes; Sentences with General Actor; Notes; (C) SPECIFIC ISSUES OF GRAMMAR; Case Frames of Nouns; On



the Syntax of Some Types of Pronouns in Czech; Note; Passive Voice in the Generative Description of Czech; Notes; Verbal Prefixation from the Viewpoint of Valency; Notes; (D) TOWARDS SYSTEMS OF AUTOMATIC COMPREHENSION; Text-and-Inference Based Answering of Questions; Notes

Logical and Linguistic Aspects of Computer-Based Inference ProcessesOn a Dependency Analysis of English for Automatic Translation; REFERENCES; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS