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Verb Phrase and Fluid Construction GrammarEdited by Luc Steels and Katrien Beuls
[Constructions and Frames 9:2] 2017
► pp. 278–301
An open-ended computational construction grammar for Spanish verb conjugation
Katrien Beuls | AI Lab, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The Spanish verb phrase can take on many forms, depending on the temporal,
aspectual and modal interpretation that a speaker wants to convey. At least half
a dozen constructions work together to build or analyze even the simplest verb
form such as hablo ‘I speak’. This paper documents how the
complete Spanish verb conjugation system can be operationalized in a
computational construction grammar formalism, namely Fluid Construction Grammar.
Moreover, it shows how starting from a seed grammar that handles regular
morphology and grammar one can create a productive grammar that captures
systematicity in Spanish verb conjugation and can expand its construction
inventory when new verbs are encountered.
Keywords: Fluid Construction Grammar, Spanish verbs, grammar fragment, constructional morphology, construction learning
Published online: 30 December 2017
https://doi.org/10.1075/cf.00005.beu
https://doi.org/10.1075/cf.00005.beu
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