LINGUIST List 21.3947 Wed Oct 06 2010 Diss: Syntax/Comp Ling: Chakrabarti: 'A Study of the Complex ...' Editor for this issue: Mfon Udoinyang <mfonlinguistlist.org> To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.    Debasri Chakrabarti, A Study of the Complex Predicates of Hindi Message 1: A Study of the Complex Predicates of Hindi Date: 06-Oct-2010 From: Debasri Chakrabarti <debasri.chakrabartigmail.com> Subject: A Study of the Complex Predicates of Hindi E-mail this message to a friend Institution: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Program: Ph.D Dissertation Status: Completed Degree Date: 2008 Author: Debasri Chakrabarti Dissertation Title: A Study of the Complex Predicates of Hindi Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics                             Syntax Subject Language(s): Hindi (hin) Language Family(ies): Indo-Aryan Dissertation Director: Vaijayanthi M. Sarma Milind S Malshe Pushpak Bhattacharyya Dissertation Abstract: The thesis aims to provide a principled way to identify Complex Predicates (CP) of Hindi and also discusses the issue of their storage in a lexical database. Two types of Complex Predicates namely, Noun+Verb (conjunct verb) and V+V sequences are examined. There are various multi-word verb constructions in Hindi and not all of them are instances of CPs, hence, it is necessary to have a systematic way to identify true CPs. To achieve this goal different syntactic tests are applied to isolate a true CP from among similar-looking multi-word constructions. After identifying CPs the next task was to determine how they are formed. To accomplish this we analyzed the semantic and syntactic properties of the second member of the CP (i.e., the verb in N-V sequences and V2 in V-V sequences). We conclude that the N-V sequences are formed in the lexicon. In case of the V-V sequences we have found that there are two types of CPs. Type 1 is a product of syntax while Type 2 is formed lexically. We call the lexical CPs Compound Verbs. This thesis also addresses the issue of storage of these constructions in a database called Verb Knowledge Base (VKB). As these items are not listed in standard dictionaries, we provide a programme for the automatic extraction of Compound verbs from various corpora. The work focuses on the following: A. isolating N+V combinations that are conjunct verbs from among other N-V sequences B. isolating V+V combinations that are CPs from other V-V sequences C. determining whether the CPs isolated above are formed lexically or syntactically D. studying semantic properties of V2s (Supra-lexical properties of CPs) E. storing of lexical CPs in a lexical database F. providing an algorithm for automated extraction of CPs from a corpus Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 06-Oct-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.