PATTERNS IN TEACHING COMPLEX GRAMMAR CONSTRUCTIONS

Constructions in Word Grammar

In this paper we consider the relationship between Word Grammar (WG) and Construction Grammar (CG). We first of all argue that the two frameworks share all of their fundamental assumptions, naming specifically the following: a requirement to deal with ‘noncore’ as well as central patterns, rejection of the traditional division between rules and separate lexical items, declarative monostratal gr...

Interrupting Constructions in a Rejuvenated Amazon Grammar

This paper reports on the latest rejuvenation of AMAZON, a structuralist parser for Dutch written sentences. Unlike older versions, the new AMAZON parser has been developed in a modular organization, with an empirical cycle containing evaluations on corpus material. This methodology facilitates the development by separate researchers, and it gives more insight into the actual performance of the...

On si constructions in Italian HPSG Grammar

NL Understanding with a Grammar of Constructions

We present an approach to na tura l language unders tanding based on a computable grammar of const~ctions. A construetionconsists of a set of features of form and a description of meaning in a context. A grammar is a set of constructions. This kind of grammar is the key element of MINCAL, an implemented natural language speech-enabled interface to an online calendar system. Tile architecture ha...

Learning Constructions and the Theory of Grammar