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A Restrictive Theory of Transformational Grammar

Theoretical Linguistics, 1977
A set theoretic formalization of a transformational theory in the spirit of Chomsky’s LSLT is presented. The theory differs from Chomsky’s, and more markedly from most current theories, in the extent to which restrictions are imposed on descriptive power.
Howard Lasnik, Joseph J. Kupin
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Ellipsis in Transformational Grammar

2019
AbstractThis chapter examines three themes concerning ellipsis that have been extensively discussed in transformational generative grammar: structure, recoverability, and licensing. It reviews arguments in favor of the analysis according to which the ellipsis site is syntactically fully represented, and compares the two variants of this analysis (the ...
Kenshi Funakoshi, Howard Lasnik
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What was transformational grammar?

Language Sciences, 1987
Abstract Transformational generative linguistics or grammar is in a period of decline, but the answer to the question ‘What was transformational grammar?’ is still in doubt. The reason for this lies partly in the fact that most attempts at finding defining characteristics for the theory are unsatisfactory.
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A globalizing transformation for attribute grammars

Proceedings of the 1986 SIGPLAN symposium on Compiler construction, 1986
A transformation is presented for replacing conventional local attribute references in attribute grammars by upward remote references. The purpose of the transformation is to enhance readability of the grammar and to facilitate easy storage optimization.
Kari-Jouko Räihä, Jorma Tarhio
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Transformations of graph grammars

1996
The notion of multilevel graph representations, where parts of graphs are not visible and the information can be restored via the explicit application of productions, and the corresponding extension of the classical double pushout approach is generalized to the algebraic theory of graph grammars and to the rewriting of these grammars, at the global ...
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An introduction to transformational grammars

International Journal of Computer Mathematics, 1968
This paper is intended for computer programmers and other scientists who may be interested in linguistics. We assume that the reader has no previous knowledge of linguistics, but some experience with logical or mathematical reasoning. *
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Precedence Grammar and Its Transformation

2006 2nd International Conference on Information & Communication Technologies, 2006
Precedence grammar, a special kind of EBNF with precedence between its operators, is introduced in this paper. Programming languages defined in precedence grammars often look simpler, more compact and readable than those defined in other grammars. Actually, this kind of grammar was used early when IEEE published ATLAS--a large test language in 1995 ...
Longfei Jin, Shengjun Wang, Chengzhi Jin
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Sentence Building and Transformational Grammar [PDF]

The English Journal, 1967
casual programs of sentence-building exercises. The general method is to start with basic "kernel" sentences, which are then transformed into segments of other, usually more complex, sentences. Two assumptions are made in developing these plans. One is that a good sentence is put together or assembled; it does not spring forth fully formed from the ...
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Grammar Without Transformations

Diogenes, 1976
It is now nearly twenty years since Noam Chomsky's Syntactic Structures appeared, and during these twenty years many things have changed in linguistics—not least, the interest that the rest of the world now takes in what we linguists do. The reason for this is clearly because Chomsky claimed to have discovered a window into the human mind, via the ...
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GENERALIZED TRANSFORMATIONS AND THE THEORY OF GRAMMAR*

Studia Linguistica, 1995
Abstract.The compositional approach to phrase structure proposed in Chomsky's ‘Minimalist Program’ paper (1992) can be implemented in various ways. This paper explores the use of Tree Adjoining Grammar (Kroch & Joshi 1985, 1986; Frank 1992,inter alia) as a formal mechanism for syntactic composition and compares it to the operations proposed in ...
Anthony Kroch, Robert Frank
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