Abstract: In section 1.1 two distinct facets of syntactic structure, namely relational structure and constituent structure, were distinguished, and in this chapter and the next the two main approaches to describing syntactic structure, namely dependency grammar and constituent-structure grammar, will be presented. Dependency grammar concentrates on the relational aspect of syntax, while constituent-structure grammar focuses on the constituent-structure aspect. The grammatical relations discussed in the previous chapter express a kind of dependency holding between the verb (or other predicating element) and the NPs and/or PPs in the clause. Other types of dependencies exist as well, for example, the dependence of a modifier on the element it modifies, and in this chapter these other types of dependency relations will be examined.
Publication Year: 2001
Publication Date: 2001-04-26
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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