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GRAMMAIRE SYNTAGMATIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1987-03-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Grammar
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- phrase structure grammar
1, record 1, English, phrase%20structure%20grammar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- PSG 2, record 1, English, PSG
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grammar that determines the structure of a sentence as a hierarchy of phrases. 3, record 1, English, - phrase%20structure%20grammar
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Grammaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- grammaire syntagmatique
1, record 1, French, grammaire%20syntagmatique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-12-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Grammar
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- phrase-structure grammar
1, record 2, English, phrase%2Dstructure%20grammar
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A quadruple consisting of 1. a finite vocabulary of nonterminal symbols and variables, 2. a finite vocabulary of terminal symbols 3. a finite set of rewriting rules (also called production rules) ... and 4. a particular variable called the "start" variable. 1, record 2, English, - phrase%2Dstructure%20grammar
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The four types of grammars (phase-structure, context-sensitive, context-free, and right-linear) are also known as type 0, type 1, type 2, and type 3 grammars. They form a grammatical hierarchy, called the Chomsky hierarchy. 1, record 2, English, - phrase%2Dstructure%20grammar
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Grammaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- grammaire syntagmatique
1, record 2, French, grammaire%20syntagmatique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- grammaire de structure de phrase 2, record 2, French, grammaire%20de%20structure%20de%20phrase
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On donne le nom de grammaire syntagmatique à la grammaire de constituants dont N. Chomsky a fait la base de la composante syntaxique et dont les règles sont appelées règles syntagmatiques. 1, record 2, French, - grammaire%20syntagmatique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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