Table of contents
Introduction5
Contents15
(A) General theoretical issues
On the notion “type of language”19
Syntax, meaning, and reference39
Optional participants in a semantic interpretation (Arity of predicates and case frames of verbs)51
A dependency base for a linguistic description63
On presupposition and allegation99
Remarks on text, language and communication123
(B) Empirical questions of syntax and semantics
Valency (case) frames of verbs147
Sentences with general actor203
(C) Specific issues of grammar
On the syntax of some types of pronouns in Czech239
Passive voice in the generative description of Czech259
Verbal prefixation from the viewpoint of valency275
(D) Towards systems of automatic comprehension
Text-and-inference based answering of questions291
Logical and linguistic aspects of computer-based inference processes321
On a dependency analysis of English for automatic translation335
Editorial note359
References361
List of abbreviations378
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