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Morphosyntax-Semantics Interface in Constraint-Based Theories

Vorlesung SS 2001
Erster und Zweiter Studienabschnitt
Leitung: Dr. Valia Kordoni (kordoni@coli.uni-sb.de)
Ort: Bau 17.2, Konferenzraum 2.11
Zeit: Mo, Mi 16-18
Beginn: 04.04.2001

Course Description

In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in the interface between (morpho-)syntax and word meaning. One of the main reasons for that is that generalizations over word classes have been proven to help linguistic theories - especially the ones developed in the generative tradition - overcome the natural limitations of syntax.

In lexicalist theories like Lexical-Functional Grammar (LFG) and Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar (HPSG), where the structure of the lexical knowledge plays a central role in the theory, the interest in the interaction between (morpho-)syntax and word meaning has led to the development of linking models like the Lexical Mapping Theory (LMT), the "Optimal Linking" Theory of Butt, Dalrymple and Frank (1997) and the Hierarchical Lexicon models. But although the above mentioned linking models have as a common starting point the recognition of the importance of word classes for the interface between semantics and syntax, they vary both ontologically and in the range of linguistic phenomena they attempt to explain.

The aim of this course is to present and explore approaches on empirical, formal and computational issues related to the Morphosyntax-Semantics Interface in the frameworks of LFG and HPSG. It also intends to address inter-framework discussions, since it focuses on both LFG and HPSG.

Course Section (Stellung in Studienplan)

Syntax and Semantics

Literature

Handouts will be given to students each week:

Language

English and German

Voraussetzungen

  • Vorlesung: Einführung in die allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft
  • Vorlesung: Grammatikformalismen
  • Vorlesung: Grammatiktheorie

    Related Courses

  • "Generalisierung im Lexicon" (Leitung: Berthold Crysmann, WS 2000/2001)
  • "The Typology of Morphosyntax" (Leitung: Dr. Tania Avgustinova, SS 2001)
  • "Lexical Semantics in Information Systems" (Leitung: Dr. Paul Buitelaar, SS 2001)
    • Valia Kordoni
    Last modified: Mon Oct 30 13:50:21 CET 2006