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GRAMMAR SYMBOL [2 records]

Record 1 1986-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grammar
  • Language (General)
CONT

Among the rewriting rules of the base component we can distinguish branching rules [which expand one symbol into a string of symbols] from subcategorization rules [which specify features which may have an effect on the grammar, such as Count, Animate, etc. ].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grammaire
  • Linguistique (Généralités)
CONT

Une autre distinction à faire parmi les règles de réécriture est entre les règles de branchement (...), analysant A en séquence de symboles, et règles de sous-catégorisation (...), introduisant des traits syntaxiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
OBS

See "conceptual dependency theory".

OBS

In the dependency theory, analysis in terms of governor and dependent units proceeds to higher and higher levels of grammar until a single ungoverned symbol is obtained. Most words... have multiple functions and may be either governors or dependents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
DEF

Dépendance qui signifie que chaque concept est nécessaire dans la conceptualisation. Elle intervient le plus souvent entre un PP [Picture Production] et un ACT [Action].

Spanish

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