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
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Acknowledgment
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Notes
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