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Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar I

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Basic Idea Typed feature structure HPSG: First glance<br />

Features and values<br />

◮ Whereas NPs, VPs, NNs, etc. are conceived of as<br />

categories (first-class “citizens”) in the grammar, features<br />

are more property-like.<br />

◮ Features are conceived of as the atomic units that<br />

compose more complex categories.<br />

◮ The VP has the feature value past tense.<br />

◮ The verb is a past tense verb.<br />

◮ The noun has a case feature accusative.<br />

A noun is a feature set of semantic, morphological and phonological<br />

features:<br />

⎡<br />

form<br />

⎢<br />

⎣number<br />

animacy<br />

⎤<br />

dog<br />

⎥<br />

singular ⎦<br />

animate<br />

Weiwei Sun <strong>Head</strong>-<strong>driven</strong> <strong>Phrase</strong> <strong>Structure</strong> <strong>Grammar</strong> I 5/61

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