Surface Syntax of English: A Formal Model Within the Meaning-Text Framework

Igor A. Mel'Cuk/ Nikolaj Pertsov

ISBN 10: 9027215154 / ISBN 13: 9789027215154

Published by John Benjamins Pub Co, 1987

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541 pages. 8.90x5.90x1.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Surface Syntax of English: A Formal Model Within the Meaning-Text Framework
• Publisher: John Benjamins Pub Co
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027215154
• ISBN 13: 9789027215154
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.75 kilograms

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Synopsis

This book is the first attempt to describe the syntax of Contemporary English exclusively in terms of dependencies (most American works on the subject being in terms of phrase structure, or constituency). The three main features of it are: (1) a fully formal presentation, (2) a reasonably complete coverage of English surface syntax, and (3) an exposition oriented towards human readers (rather than computers).
The book can be recommended for several categories of readers: specialists in English syntax, linguists interested in general and theoretical syntax, computational linguists, researchers in related fields (including psychology and artificial intelligence) concerned with automatic processing (both synthesis and analysis) of English texts.