A two-rule analysis of measure noun phrases
In this paper we present an analysis of English measure noun phrases. Measure noun phrases exhibit both distributional idiosyncrasy, in that they appear in positions normally lled by degree adverbs: a ten inch long string;...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-921722019-12-06T18:18:39Z A two-rule analysis of measure noun phrases Flickinger, Dan. Bond, Francis. School of Humanities and Social Sciences International Conference on Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar (10th : 2003) DRNTU::Humanities::Linguistics::Sociolinguistics::Comparative grammar In this paper we present an analysis of English measure noun phrases. Measure noun phrases exhibit both distributional idiosyncrasy, in that they appear in positions normally lled by degree adverbs: a ten inch long string; and agreement discord: ten inches is enough, it is ten inch/*inches long. The analysis introduces one idiosyncratic construction, the Measure Phrase Rule, which links together syntax and in ectional morphology. Combined with existing rules, in particular the Noun-noun Compound Rule, the new rule accounts for the both the distributional and agreement idiosyncrasies. The rule has been implemented and tested in the ERG, a broad-coverage grammar of English. Our analysis supports the position that broad-coverage grammars will necessarily contain both highly schematic and highly idiosyncratic rules. Accepted version 2010-09-08T03:01:59Z 2019-12-06T18:18:39Z 2010-09-08T03:01:59Z 2019-12-06T18:18:39Z 2003 2003 Conference Paper Flickinger, D., & Bond, F. (2003). A two-rule analysis of measure noun phrases. In proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar, (pp.1-11). https://hdl.handle.net/10356/92172 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6436 155563 en 11 p. application/pdf |
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In this paper we present an analysis of English measure noun phrases.
Measure noun phrases exhibit both distributional idiosyncrasy, in that they
appear in positions normally lled by degree adverbs: a ten inch long string;
and agreement discord: ten inches is enough, it is ten inch/*inches long. The
analysis introduces one idiosyncratic construction, the Measure Phrase Rule,
which links together syntax and in ectional morphology. Combined with
existing rules, in particular the Noun-noun Compound Rule, the new rule
accounts for the both the distributional and agreement idiosyncrasies. The
rule has been implemented and tested in the ERG, a broad-coverage grammar
of English. Our analysis supports the position that broad-coverage grammars
will necessarily contain both highly schematic and highly idiosyncratic rules. |
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