ANALYSIS IN TRANSFORMATIONAL GRAMMAR,
Abstract
In generating sentences by means of a transformational grammar, it is necessary to analyze trees, testing for the presence or absence of various structures. This analysis occurs at two stages in the generation process -- during insertion of lexical items (more precisely, in testing contextual features), and during the transformation process, when individual transformations are being tested for applicability. A formal system for the definition of tree structure of sentences is described in the report. The system consists of a formal language for partial or complete definition of the tree structure of a sentence, plus an algorithm for comparison of such a definition with a tree. It represents a significant generalization of Chomsky's notion of 'proper analysis', and is flexible enough to be used within any transformational grammar which we have seen. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0692691
Entities
People
- Joyce Friedman
- Theodore S. Martner
Organizations
- Stanford University