Introduction published in:
Interfaces in Romance: A constraint-based approach
Edited by Gabriela Bîlbîie
[Lingvisticæ Investigationes 43:1] 2020
► pp. 1–22
Introduction

A constraint-based approach to linguistic interfaces

| University of Bucharest | Laboratoire de Linguistique Formelle
Article outline
  • 1.The interface debate in linguistics
  • 2.Interfaces in a constraint-based grammar
  • 3.The HPSG framework
    • 3.1Main properties of HPSG
    • 3.2Basic architecture of HPSG
  • 4.Brief overview of the HPSG literature on Romance languages
  • 5.Contributions of this collection
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 16 October 2020
https://doi.org/10.1075/li.00038.bil
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