A Note on Subcategorization, Constituent Order, and the Notion

Gazdar, Gerald; Pullum, Geoffrey K.

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ERIC Number: ED288391

Record Type: RIE

Publication Date: 1986-Nov

Pages: 9

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A Note on Subcategorization, Constituent Order, and the Notion "Head."

Gazdar, Gerald; Pullum, Geoffrey K.

The authors of a previous paper on aspects of generalized phrase structure grammar respond to criticism of that paper and clarify elements in the discussion. The original paper addressed the problem of expressing relevant generalizations about the order of complements that a lexical item subcategorizes for. (MSE)

Descriptors: Classification, Foreign Countries, Grammatical Acceptability, Linguistic Theory, Phrase Structure, Research Methodology, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Syntax, Transformational Generative Grammar

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: In: York Papers in Linguistics No. 12, 1986; see FL 017 027.