Constraint-based Syntax 2: Week 3

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The Phrase Hierarchy

Phrase-hierarchy.jpg

Constraints on the Phrasal Types

Constraint-phrase.jpg

Constraint-hd-ph.jpg

Constraint-fin-vp.jpg

Constraint-nf-hc-ph.jpg

Constraint-clause.jpg

Constraint-core-cl.jpg

Constraint-decl-cl.jpg

Constraint-decl-hd-su-cl.jpg

Constraint-decl-ns-cl.jpg

Constraint-cp-cl.jpg

Illustration of Constraint Inheritance

Since the type type{fin-vp} has several phrasal supertypes, a feature structure of that type must satisfy the following constraint:

Constraint-fin-vp-plus-supertypes.jpg

Links to the Online Grammars

Our online grammar with normal lexical entries: Online Grammar for Chapter 2: HPSG Background

Parse the following expressions in the Schematic Grammar to test the constraints associated with the type phrase and its subtypes:

  1. word subj_seeker
  2. word spr_seeker
  3. comp_seeker word




















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