1998/08/20 by Cem Bozsahin
Computer Science · #cmp-lg #cs.CL
published as Proceedings of COLING-ACL '98, 167-173 · 7 pages LaTeX; uses {times,avm,lingmacros,tree-dvips}.sty; minor corrections in the abstract
arxiv created 1998/08/20 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
In relatively free word order languages, grammatical functions are intricately related to case marking. Assuming an ordered representation of the predicate-argument structure, this work proposes a Combinatory Categorial Grammar formulation of relating surface case cues to categories and types for correctly placing the arguments in the predicate-argument structure. This is achieved by assigning case markers GF-encoding categories. Unlike other CG formulations, type shifting does not proliferate or cause spurious ambiguity. Categories of all argument-encoding grammatical functions follow from the same principle of category assignment. Normal order evaluation of the combinatory form reveals the predicate-argument structure. Application of the method to Turkish is shown.