Why should grammars ( and other things ) not adapt themselves to context and discourse ?

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  • Henning Christiansen
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New methods from meta-programming in logic makes it possible automatically to extract grammar rules and other formal descriptions from a given text which characterize its inherent context and discourse. As context and discourse often vary within a text it is also suggested that different grammars be applied to different portions of the text and similarly for other relevant, formal descriptions.

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تاریخ انتشار 1993