LINGUIST List 21.4271 Wed Oct 27 2010 Diss: Computational Ling/Syntax: Chatsiou: 'A Lexical Functional ...' 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.     Aikaterini Chatsiou , A Lexical Functional Grammar Approach to Modern Greek Relative Clauses Message 1: A Lexical Functional Grammar Approach to Modern Greek Relative Clauses Date: 26-Oct-2010 From: Aikaterini Chatsiou < - at - essex.ac.uk">achats - at - essex.ac.uk> Subject: A Lexical Functional Grammar Approach to Modern Greek Relative Clauses E-mail this message to a friend Institution: University of Essex Program: MPhil/PhD in Linguistics Dissertation Status: Completed Degree Date: 2010 Author: Kakia Chatsiou Dissertation Title: A Lexical Functional Grammar Approach to Modern Greek Relative Clauses Dissertation URL: http://bit.ly/9pqGhq Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics Syntax Subject Language(s): Greek (ell) Dissertation Director(s): Bob Borsley Mary Dalrymple Doug Arnold Louisa Sadler Dissertation Abstract: This thesis presents an account of the properties of Relative Clauses in Modern Greek, with particular focus on the distribution of the resumption and gap relativization strategies. For the most part relative clauses have been regarded in the literature as a type of Long Distance dependencies with unique properties. This thesis looks at the properties of three types of relative clauses in Modern Greek (restrictive, non-restrictive and free relative clauses). Working in the framework of Lexical Functional Grammar, we present an overview of the most important properties of Modern Greek Relative Clauses focusing on the distribution of the gap and resumption strategies in these constructions. We propose an analysis of Relative Clauses that brings forward the similarities of the three types of Relatives while at the same time managing to account for their dissimilarities; and it is shown that such constructions can be accommodated in LFG quite straightforwardly. The thesis also presents a computational implementation of the analysis using XLE (Xerox Linguistics Environment) a platform for testing and writing LFG grammars. Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 27-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.