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Dependency grammar

Dependency grammar (DG) is a class of modern grammatical theories that are all based on the dependency relation (as opposed to the constituency relation of phrase structure) and that can be traced back primarily to the work of Lucien Tesnière. Dependency is the notion that linguistic units, e.g. words, are connected to each other by directed links. The…

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Dependency vs. phrase structure

Dependency grammars

Types of dependencies

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Dependency grammar

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Dependency grammar

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related to history · 32
Dependency grammar → Andalusia, Archived, Córdoba, David Hays, Dependency, Dependency-based, Depling, DG, English, Franz Kern, French, Frenchman, German, Germany, Heimann Hariton Tiktin, His, Hungarian, Ibn Maḍāʾ, In, Interest
related to Linear order and discontinuities · 11
Dependency grammar → Comprehensive, Dependency, DG, DGs, For Tesnière, Many DGs, Separating, Tesnière, The, This, Traditionally
related to Dependency vs. phrase structure · 8
Dependency grammar → All, BPS, Dependency, Many, Phrase, The, These, This
related to Types of dependencies · 6
Dependency grammar → Distinguishing, During, Indeed, Meaning, Syntactic, The
related to Dependency grammars · 3
Dependency grammar → Algebraic, Dependencies, The
related to External links · 1
Dependency grammar → Universal Dependencies

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Dependency grammarrelated to Dependency vs. phrase structureBPS0.60section
Dependency grammarrelated to External linksUniversal Dependencies0.60section

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