Deriving the Predicate-Argument Structure for a Free Word Order Language
<|reference_start|>Deriving the Predicate-Argument Structure for a Free Word Order Language: In relatively free word order languages, grammatical functions are intricately related to case marking. Assuming an ordered representation of the predicate-argument structure, this work proposes a Combinatory Categorial Grammar formulation of relating surface case cues to categories and types for correctly placing the arguments in the predicate-argument structure. This is achieved by assigning case markers GF-encoding categories. Unlike other CG formulations, type shifting does not proliferate or cause spurious ambiguity. Categories of all argument-encoding grammatical functions follow from the same principle of category assignment. Normal order evaluation of the combinatory form reveals the predicate-argument structure. Application of the method to Turkish is shown.<|reference_end|>
@article{bozsahin1998deriving,
    title={Deriving the Predicate-Argument Structure for a Free Word Order Language},
    author={Cem Bozsahin (Middle East Technical University, Ankara)},
    journal={Proceedings of COLING-ACL '98, 167-173},
    year={1998},
    archivePrefix={arXiv},
    eprint={cmp-lg/9808008},
    primaryClass={cmp-lg cs.CL}
}