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GRAMMATICAL KNOWLEDGE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Language (General)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lexical-functional theory
1, record 1, English, lexical%2Dfunctional%20theory
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lexical-functional grammar 1, record 1, English, lexical%2Dfunctional%20grammar
correct
- LFG 2, record 1, English, LFG
correct
- LFG 2, record 1, English, LFG
- unification grammar 3, record 1, English, unification%20grammar
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In opposition to Chomsky, who(as I noted) pays little attention to how his derivations might be realized by an individual speaker operating under "real-world" constraints, Bresnan and her colleagues have fashioned a perspective designed to illuminate how an individual will perceive or produce language. In her lexical-functional theory, there is no transformational component. The information traditionally embedded in the syntactic components is now placed in the individual' s lexicon-one's knowledge of specific words. Lexical-functional grammar provides each sentence with two structures : a constituent structure, which is similar to a surface structure(or phrase-marker tree) in the standard theory of Chomsky; and a functional structure, which includes all the grammatical relations relevant to the semantic interpretation of the sentence. The functional structure is generated by annotated phrase-structure rules working in conjunction with lexical entries for the various morphemes in a sentence. 1, record 1, English, - lexical%2Dfunctional%20theory
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Linguistique (Généralités)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- grammaire fonctionnelle-lexicale
1, record 1, French, grammaire%20fonctionnelle%2Dlexicale
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- grammaire lexicale-fonctionnelle 2, record 1, French, grammaire%20lexicale%2Dfonctionnelle
correct, feminine noun
- grammaire d'unification 2, record 1, French, grammaire%20d%27unification
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grammaire qui introduit dans un modèle authentiquement linguistique des procédés de gestion dynamique des structures issues de l'informatique. (Technique et Science Informatiques 5, 2, 1986, 111). 2, record 1, French, - grammaire%20fonctionnelle%2Dlexicale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Grammaire lexicale-fonctionnelle, appelée parfois grammaire d'unification. 3, record 1, French, - grammaire%20fonctionnelle%2Dlexicale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-02-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Translation and Interpretation
- Computer Processing of Language Data
- Applications of Automation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- knowledge-based machine translation
1, record 2, English, knowledge%2Dbased%20machine%20translation
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- KBMT 2, record 2, English, KBMT
correct, noun
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- knowledge-based MT 3, record 2, English, knowledge%2Dbased%20MT
correct, noun
- knowledge based machine translation 4, record 2, English, knowledge%20based%20machine%20translation
correct, noun
- KBMT 4, record 2, English, KBMT
correct, noun
- KBMT 4, record 2, English, KBMT
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The core componants of a KBMT are the [knowledge base] and the inference mechanisms. Developping relevant knowledge bases or resources(including dictionaries of grammatical and semantic rules, specialized dictionaries or glossaries, term banks, translation memories, aligned parallel corpora, world models, etc.) is expected to improve the accuracy of [machine translation] output. 2, record 2, English, - knowledge%2Dbased%20machine%20translation
Record 2, Key term(s)
- knowledge based MT
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traduction et interprétation
- Informatisation des données linguistiques
- Automatisation et applications
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- traduction automatique à base de connaissances
1, record 2, French, traduction%20automatique%20%C3%A0%20base%20de%20connaissances
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- TABC 1, record 2, French, TABC
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- TA à base de connaissances 1, record 2, French, TA%20%C3%A0%20base%20de%20connaissances
correct, feminine noun
- TABC 1, record 2, French, TABC
correct, feminine noun
- TABC 1, record 2, French, TABC
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La TA à base de connaissances (TABC) se fonde sur les outils de la TABR [traduction automatique à base de règles] et sur des bases de connaissances tandis que la TA à base d'exemples (TABE) associe des corpus de segments alignés, des modèles de traduction, aux méthodes traditionnelles de la TABR. 1, record 2, French, - traduction%20automatique%20%C3%A0%20base%20de%20connaissances
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Traducción e interpretación
- Procesamiento por computadora de datos lingüísticos
- Automatización y aplicaciones
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- traducción automática basada en el conocimiento
1, record 2, Spanish, traducci%C3%B3n%20autom%C3%A1tica%20basada%20en%20el%20conocimiento
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1989-03-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Grammar
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- grammatical analysis
1, record 3, English, grammatical%20analysis
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- grammatical parsing 2, record 3, English, grammatical%20parsing
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One of the natural language processing areas in which a good deal of knowledge is now available concerns the grammatical analysis of individual sentences. 1, record 3, English, - grammatical%20analysis
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Grammaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- analyse grammaticale
1, record 3, French, analyse%20grammaticale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- parsage grammatical 2, record 3, French, parsage%20grammatical
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1985-10-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Education Theory and Methods
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- communicative competence 1, record 4, English, communicative%20competence
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- interactional competence 1, record 4, English, interactional%20competence
- socio-linguistic competence 1, record 4, English, socio%2Dlinguistic%20competence
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ervin-Tripp uses the term socio-linguistic competence in order "to exclude the many forms of skill in non linguistic communication". There are also other uses such as Hugh Mehan’s "interactional competence;" ... but they all recognize the basic notions of the referential and social functions inherent in Hymes’ communicative competence. 1, record 4, English, - communicative%20competence
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
This notion is intended... to include not only grammatical competence(or implicit and explicit knowledge of the rules of grammar) but also contextual or sociolinguistic competence(knowledge of the rules of language use). 1, record 4, English, - communicative%20competence
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- compétence de communication
1, record 4, French, comp%C3%A9tence%20de%20communication
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- compétence communicative 1, record 4, French, comp%C3%A9tence%20communicative
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette aptitude de l'individu à choisir le sous-code ou variété de langue, approprié à la situation et aux fonctions du langage, repose sur des conventions sociales et linguistiques dont la somme constitue la compétence de communication. 1, record 4, French, - comp%C3%A9tence%20de%20communication
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La compétence de communication consiste non seulement dans la maîtrise orale de situations communicatives, mais aussi dans la flexibilité de chacun vis-à-vis de multiples exigences de compréhension et de communication. 1, record 4, French, - comp%C3%A9tence%20de%20communication
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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