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Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Description
The base structures of Hutchins' deep case grammar are designed
in exclusively semantic terms. Part I of this study of the model
assesses its theoretical implications: (1) To compare the depth
of Hutchins' base structures with that of structures in other
models, a definition of grammatical depth is needed. The depth
of an abstract structure is defined in terms of the range of
similar surface structures derivable from it. (2) Hutchins
distinguishes some aspects of semantic study from the study of
general knowledge. Arguments for and against this dichotomy are
evaluated. (3) Hutchins' rules usually produce surface structures
so that early segments can be produced before the form of later
segments is fixed. Such part-by-part generation is seen as useful
in modeling performance. Part II attends to the grammar's partieulars.
A summary description is provided; critical comments are
made; and Hutchins' treatment of paraphrases involving causality
and incongruity ("although") is extended.
in exclusively semantic terms. Part I of this study of the model
assesses its theoretical implications: (1) To compare the depth
of Hutchins' base structures with that of structures in other
models, a definition of grammatical depth is needed. The depth
of an abstract structure is defined in terms of the range of
similar surface structures derivable from it. (2) Hutchins
distinguishes some aspects of semantic study from the study of
general knowledge. Arguments for and against this dichotomy are
evaluated. (3) Hutchins' rules usually produce surface structures
so that early segments can be produced before the form of later
segments is fixed. Such part-by-part generation is seen as useful
in modeling performance. Part II attends to the grammar's partieulars.
A summary description is provided; critical comments are
made; and Hutchins' treatment of paraphrases involving causality
and incongruity ("although") is extended.
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