Chapter published in:
Chapters of Dependency Grammar: A historical survey from Antiquity to Tesnière
Edited by András Imrényi and Nicolas Mazziotta
[Studies in Language Companion Series 212] 2020
► pp. 1–22

Aspects of the theory and history of dependency grammar

Article outline
  • 1.The need for studies on the history of dependency grammar
  • 2.Presentation of the papers
  • 3.What dependency is
    • 3.1Linear vs structural order
    • 3.2Diagrams
    • 3.3Approaches to the autonomy of syntax
    • 3.4Verb centrality
    • 3.5Valency
  • 4.Beyond the scope of this book
    • 4.1Other concepts in Tesnière’s theory
    • 4.2Dependency in other traditions
    • 4.3After Tesnière
  • Scientific committee
  • Acknowledgment
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 06 February 2020
https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.212.01maz
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