Toward a Practical Dependency Grammar Theory of Discontinuities

The paper presents the major principles and concept s of a dependency grammar theory of discontinuities for English and German (and pres umably for many other languages as well). Discontinuities are identified in terms of t raditional projectivity violations. These violations are then reanalyzed according to the Rising Principle . This principle sees the relevant constituent attaching to a word that is no t its governor, but that dominates its governor. Perhaps the most innovative aspect of the account is the chain . By acknowledging the chain as the fundamental unit of syntax, the door opens to an efficient surface account of discontinuities and ma ny other phenomena of syntax. 1. Discontinuities

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