Author : Anna Maria Di Sciullo
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027294526
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)
Book Synopsis UG and External Systems by : Anna Maria Di Sciullo
Download or read book UG and External Systems written by Anna Maria Di Sciullo and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2005-04-26 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the interaction of the grammar with the external systems, conceptual-intentional and sensori-motor. The papers in the Language section include configurational analyses of the interface properties of depictives, clitic clusters, imperatives, conditionals, clefts, as well as asymmetries in the structure of syllables and feet. The Brain section discusses questions related to human learning and comprehension of language: the acquisition of compounds, the acquisition of the definite article, the subject/object asymmetry in the comprehension of D-Linked vs. non D-linked questions, the evidence for syntactic asymmetries in American Sign Language, the acquisition of syllable types, and the role of stress shift in the determination of phrase ending. The papers in the Computation section present different perspectives on how the properties of UG can be implemented in a parser; implementations of different theories including configurational selection, incorporation, and minimalism; and the role of statistical and quantitative approaches in natural language processing.