Lexical-Functional Grammar
Lexical-Functional Grammar
This chapter provides a concise yet valuable introduction to the formal grammatical framework utilized in the work, Lexical-Functional Grammar (LFG). It first explains the two original components of the theory, constituent structure and functional structure, discussing the cross-linguistic variation attested in c-structure configuration in contrast with the cross-linguistic uniformity of f-structure. Secondly, the semantic formalism, glue semantics, is introduced, and the particular combination of glue with Discourse Representation Theory (DRT) is explained. Finally, the remaining components of the LFG architecture are introduced, with particular focus on information structure, the string, and prosodic structure.
Keywords: Lexical-Functional Grammar, LFG, constituent structure, functional structure, semantic formalism, glue semantics, Discourse Representation Theory, DRT, information structure, prosodic structure
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