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GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURE [11 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 2024-06-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- verbal behaviour
1, record 2, English, verbal%20behaviour
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- verbal behavior 2, record 2, English, verbal%20behavior
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As for any other behaviour, behaviour analysis approaches verbal behaviour functionally. Therefore, the study of verbal behaviour examines first and foremost the conditions under which verbal responses are produced and their effects, rather than their form(e. g. vocal or written responses) or their structure(e. g. grammatical classification). Therefore, gestures, sign language, images or symbols selection and writing can all be used and taught to communicate and may fully satisfy the definition of verbal behaviour in the same way as vocal language. 3, record 2, English, - verbal%20behaviour
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- comportement verbal
1, record 2, French, comportement%20verbal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Et de plus : «Lorsque nous définissons le comportement verbal, nous ne pouvons pas spécifier de forme, mode ou médium. Tout mouvement capable d'affecter un autre organisme peut être verbal» [...] Ainsi pointer un objet pour l'obtenir, tirer sa grand-mère par la manche pour qu'elle nous mette la télévision, se rouler par terre en pleurant pour aller à la boulangerie, ou donner une image représentant une poire pour obtenir une poire sont tous des comportements verbaux! 2, record 2, French, - comportement%20verbal
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-01-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Grammar
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- deep structure
1, record 3, English, deep%20structure
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The grammatical relationships inherent in the elements of a phrase or sentence but not immediately apparent from their linear structure. 2, record 3, English, - deep%20structure
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Grammaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- structure profonde
1, record 3, French, structure%20profonde
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En grammaire générative, toute phrase réalisée comporte au moins deux structures : [l'une], dite structure profonde, est l'organisation de cette phrase à un niveau plus abstrait, avant que ne s'effectuent certaines opérations, dites transformations [...] 1, record 3, French, - structure%20profonde
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-09-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Portuguese-based pidgin
1, record 4, English, Portuguese%2Dbased%20pidgin
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Pidgin Portuguese 2, record 4, English, Pidgin%20Portuguese
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Its basic idea was that since the Portuguese were the first Europeans to have extensive contact with Africa and the Far East, a portuguese-based pidgin would have been spoken in several areas around the equator. When other Europeans eventually surpassed the Portuguese in power and influence, the pidgin would gradually have relexified, i. e. the Portuguese word stock would gradually have been replaced by words from another language, with the grammatical structure remaining intact. 1, record 4, English, - Portuguese%2Dbased%20pidgin
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pidgin portugais
1, record 4, French, pidgin%20portugais
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un pidgin portugais a été parlé autrefois à Gammeron en Iran, selon H. Schuchardt [...] (1889) [...]. 1, record 4, French, - pidgin%20portugais
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le créole se distingue du pidgin par deux traits caractéristiques : Le créole est la langue maternelle d'une communauté linguistique dont les ancêtres ont été déplacés dans le contexte de l'esclavage. Deuxièmement, en devenant la langue maternelle de toute une communauté, le créole acquiert une grammaire dotée de principes beaucoup plus systématiques et réguliers que ceux du pidgin originel. 2, record 4, French, - pidgin%20portugais
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-07-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Language (General)
- Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- faulty parallelism
1, record 5, English, faulty%20parallelism
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- lack of parallel structure 2, record 5, English, lack%20of%20parallel%20structure
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Faulty parallelism occurs when parts of a sentence that are either in balance or part of a series are not presented with the same(or parallel) grammatical structure. 3, record 5, English, - faulty%20parallelism
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Parallelism refers to the expression of balanced ideas in balanced grammatical forms. Thus single words should be balanced with single words, phrases with phrases, and clauses with clauses. Faulty parallelism occurs when ideas of equal weight fail to be expressed in grammatical forms of equal weight. 4, record 5, English, - faulty%20parallelism
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Wrong: In our society, the elderly feel alienated, because they are confined in retirement homes, their unattractive representation in the media, and the capitalist economy deems them unproductive. (The three items in the dependent clause, which starts with because, should be in parallel grammatical form.)Corrected: In our society, the elderly feel alienated, because they are confined in retirement homes, they are represented unfavourably in the media, and they are deemed unproductive by the capitalist economy. (The three items now all share the same grammatical form of the clause.) 4, record 5, English, - faulty%20parallelism
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Examples: 1. He likes to listen to music, to watch movies, and going swimming. 2. She understood how to change the oil and replacing the air filter. 3, record 5, English, - faulty%20parallelism
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Linguistique (Généralités)
- Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- manque de parallélisme
1, record 5, French, manque%20de%20parall%C3%A9lisme
proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- manque de structure parallèle 1, record 5, French, manque%20de%20structure%20parall%C3%A8le
proposal, masculine noun
- faute de parallélisme 1, record 5, French, faute%20de%20parall%C3%A9lisme
proposal, feminine noun
- erreur de parallélisme 1, record 5, French, erreur%20de%20parall%C3%A9lisme
proposal, feminine noun
- faute de parallélisme syntaxique 1, record 5, French, faute%20de%20parall%C3%A9lisme%20syntaxique
proposal, feminine noun
- parallélisme déficient 1, record 5, French, parall%C3%A9lisme%20d%C3%A9ficient
proposal, masculine noun
- manque de parallélisme syntaxique 2, record 5, French, manque%20de%20parall%C3%A9lisme%20syntaxique
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1998-06-11
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- connected word recognition
1, record 6, English, connected%20word%20recognition
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- connected speech recognition 2, record 6, English, connected%20speech%20recognition
correct
- word-in-sentence recognition 2, record 6, English, word%2Din%2Dsentence%20recognition
correct
- words-in-sequence recognition 2, record 6, English, words%2Din%2Dsequence%20recognition
correct
- contiguous speech recognition 3, record 6, English, contiguous%20speech%20recognition
correct
- contiguous word recognition 4, record 6, English, contiguous%20word%20recognition
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An approach to speech recognition that recognizes words spoken in normal context. 5, record 6, English, - connected%20word%20recognition
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Connected speech recognition systems must be able to handle not only characteristics of sound and variations in pronunciation(as the word recognition systems do for discrete words), but also the grammatical structure of the language. 2, record 6, English, - connected%20word%20recognition
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Contrast with continuous speech recognition. 4, record 6, English, - connected%20word%20recognition
Record 6, Key term(s)
- connected-words recognition
- connected-speech recognition
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- reconnaissance de mots enchaînés
1, record 6, French, reconnaissance%20de%20mots%20encha%C3%AEn%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
- RME 2, record 6, French, RME
correct
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- reconnaissance de mots contigus 3, record 6, French, reconnaissance%20de%20mots%20contigus
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Reconnaissance de mots dans des phrases séparées par des pauses. (ISO/IEC, JTC1/SC1, N1609, 1994). 3, record 6, French, - reconnaissance%20de%20mots%20encha%C3%AEn%C3%A9s
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1995-10-12
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Pidgin
1, record 7, English, Pidgin
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An auxiliary that has come into existence through the attempts by the speakers of two different languages to communicate and that is primarily a simplified form of one of the languages with a reduced vocabulary and grammatical structure and considerable variation in prononciation. 1, record 7, English, - Pidgin
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- pidgin
1, record 7, French, pidgin
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système linguistique obtenu par réduction, simplification, etc., d'une langue donnée servant uniquement aux besoins d'une communication limitée dans le temps, les sujets et les registres, entre alloglottes, et qui, de ce fait, n'est la langue maternelle de personne. 1, record 7, French, - pidgin
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1993-11-29
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Language (General)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- close punctuation
1, record 8, English, close%20punctuation
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- closed punctuation 2, record 8, English, closed%20punctuation
correct
- closed-punctuation pattern 3, record 8, English, closed%2Dpunctuation%20pattern
correct
- close pattern 4, record 8, English, close%20pattern
correct
- full pattern 4, record 8, English, full%20pattern
correct
- full punctuation 5, record 8, English, full%20punctuation
correct
- complete punctuation 5, record 8, English, complete%20punctuation
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The tendency to use all the punctuation that the grammatical structure of the material suggests is referred to as close([pronounced] klos) punctuation. It is a practice that was more common in the past, and though it may be helpful when the writing is elaborate, it can, when misused, produce an uninviting choppiness. 6, record 8, English, - close%20punctuation
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Linguistique (Généralités)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- ponctuation complète
1, record 8, French, ponctuation%20compl%C3%A8te
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1986-12-15
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Grammar
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- surface structure
1, record 9, English, surface%20structure
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- superficial structure 2, record 9, English, superficial%20structure
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The relationship which exists between elements of an actually produced sentence as a result of the linear sequencing of these elements, as opposed to deep structure, which reveals grammatical relations which underlie the surface structure and which are not immediately apparent from it. 2, record 9, English, - surface%20structure
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Grammaire
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- structure de surface
1, record 9, French, structure%20de%20surface
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- structure superficielle 2, record 9, French, structure%20superficielle
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En grammaire générative, toute phrase réalisée comporte au moins deux structures : l'une, dit structure de surface, est l'organisation syntaxique de la phrase telle qu'elle se présente (...). 2, record 9, French, - structure%20de%20surface
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1986-11-14
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- deep-syntax component
1, record 10, English, deep%2Dsyntax%20component
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The role of the deep-syntax component is to determine the grammatical function of the phrases corresponding to subtrees of the deep-syntax structure. 1, record 10, English, - deep%2Dsyntax%20component
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- composante syntaxique profonde
1, record 10, French, composante%20syntaxique%20profonde
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1985-12-10
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Education Theory and Methods
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- repetition drill 1, record 11, English, repetition%20drill
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
- imitation drill 1, record 11, English, imitation%20drill
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Repetition. The learner merely repeats the input; input and output are identical. Though this may play an incidental part in other types of drill, it does not seem very useful as a drill technique by itself for drilling grammatical structure. 1, record 11, English, - repetition%20drill
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Structural drills. Imitation. This type of drill - repetition of a model provided by the teacher - is employed primarily at the very beginning stages of language learning. It is often used in teaching grammar but is also effective for practising pronunciation, including the prosodic features of language (stress, intonation, and rhythm). 1, record 11, English, - repetition%20drill
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- exercice de répétition
1, record 11, French, exercice%20de%20r%C3%A9p%C3%A9tition
masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Répétition. C'est l'exercice structural le plus simple (...). Nature. Le professeur demande aux élèves d'écouter puis de répéter après lui une série de phrases contenant l'opposition structurale qu'il désire enseigner (...). Chaque phrase doit être prononcée par le professeur puis par les élèves en respectant son contour naturel (...). 1, record 11, French, - exercice%20de%20r%C3%A9p%C3%A9tition
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Après l'écoute pure, les exercices de répétition constituent la première phase de l'apprentissage des éléments phonétiques, lexicaux et grammaticaux. L'élève cherche alors à reproduire aussi exactement que possible le modèle qui lui est présenté, et compare immédiatement son enregistrement à celui de la voix du maître. 1, record 11, French, - exercice%20de%20r%C3%A9p%C3%A9tition
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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