review cook case grammar applied walter cook j 1998 case grammar applied publication summer institute linguistics university texas arlington 1998 271 pages reviewed tania avgustinova university saarland synopsis book intended companion volume case grammar theory 1989 author devoted application model developed earlier publication english text analysis particular means main stress present work methodological issues presented extended textual analysis hamingway old man sea actual goal discussed monograph twofold grammar present method sentence semantics describes meaning underlying simple sentence lexicon present method defining sense verb predicate terms semantic classes caseframe based typology clause underlying structure reduced kernel sentence defined simple complete activevoice affirmative statement texts reduced sequence kernel sentences model used case grammar matrix model presents clear predicateargument structure builds lexicon distinguishes various verb senses describes arguments occurring text covert roles describes implicit arguments model supplemented use conceptual graphs following sowa 1984 verb type generalised conceptual graph indicate predicateargument structure example text contains canonical graph sentence using verb nouns concepts case labels verbto noun relations book organised following way chapter 1 pp 154 presents case grammar matrix model summary form introduces conceptual graph representation next four chapters treat verbs predicates four distinguished semantic domains chapter 2 pp 5590 deals basic domain includes state process action verbs use agent object cases chapter 3 pp 91126 deals experiential domain domain sensation emotion cognition communication involves state process action verbs include experiencer case descriptions chapter 4 pp 12742 deals benefactive domain domain possession transfer property describes state process action verbs include benefactive case chapter 5 pp 14382 deals locative domain domain physical location movement describes state process action verbs include locative case chapter 6 pp 182220 deals elements involved logical representation sentences including tense aspect modals performatives negatives showing elements may included logical structure ending sample sentence parse using case grammar chapter 7 pp 22146 summarises analysis 500 examples chapters 2 5 demonstrates verbal hierarchy expressed twelve cells case grammar matrix organised verbal domain verb type argument structure verb types described together conceptual graph frequency occurrence subtype defining characteristics appendix text contains alphabetical lexicon listing verbs predicates examples together case frames pp 24752 case lexicon verbs sorted case frame together references verb pages use verb exemplified pp 25360 finally list references pp 261 6 index pp 26771 critical evaluation case grammar cg works labelled predicateargument structure thus core belongs dependency grammar paradigm cg develops semantic valence system describes logical form sentence terms central predicate usually typically lexical verb also predicate adjective predicate noun predicate adverb series caselabelled arguments nominal adverbial required meaning predicate type case considered book governed case fact nothing said way cg model would treat concordial case cf e g blake 1994 detailed discussion notions case concord english hence challenges posited concordial case trivially scope presented analysis based exclusively english data ambition proponents cg develop semantic interpretation system universal across languages tied syntax particular sentence basis presented extensive data analysis claimed five case labels used work e agent object experiencer benefactive locative necessary sufficient description verbs predicates language case english possibility creating different lists cases left open whereby full translatability theoretically expected consistent list cases one employed cg matrix model predicate arguments viewed concepts e conceptual universe made verbs describe states events nouns describe things case role labels indicate relations arguments bear predicates cg written conceptual graph format placing concepts predicates arguments boxes relations case roles circles arrows notation point away predicate source case relations advantage approach possibility defining default position lexical predicate case frame e respect arguments governs discussed book fairly credible ontology predicators achieved hierarchically sorting according domain basic experiential benefactive locative possibly time within domain state process action subclassification predicates based number position arguments resulting hierarchical taxonomy similar thesaurus entities organised semantic domains organisation semantic domains worked detail precision question case inventory central cg well theory working notion case also methodologically clear distinction must made essential cases required meaning predicate modal case mainly adverbial adjuncts essential cases used describing predicates despite lack universal agreement number case role labels way defined author gives clear stepby step method accompanied various concrete tests simplify practice case assignment thus labelling deferred three basic questions answered many arguments required verb verb type state process action structure semantic domain verb belong naming arguments simplified set principles combination set tactics formation case frames within case frames cases listed leftto right according subject choice hierarchy agent experiencer benefactive object locative merely generalisation covering unmarked choice marked choices violate subject choice hierarchy indicated lexicon changing order cases case frame possible variations involve equatives copular constructions regarded model double object frames basic domain rank shifts subject choice hierarchy lexicon predicators classified according case frames case frame understood configuration one three cases required meaning verb generally predicate let us remind however lexical semantics research cases known frame would contain five slots famous example verb rent russian arendovat cf apresjan 1974 p 134 involving following arguments 1 2 3 4 much 5 long special attention devoted possibility lexicon organisation terms derivations intended represent linguistic generalisations simplify lexicon sections 1 13 1 15 however method followed work listing item separately supplementing lexicon redundancy rules relate lexical entries also sense predicate treated separate item case frame order set guidelines applied cg textual analysis concise introduction principles lexical decomposition interpretation covert case roles given lexical decomposition understood process analysing predicates consisting basic atomic predicates sentences unavoidable determining actual predicateargument structure covert case roles required meaning predicate sometimes case partially covert deletable case roles always case totally covert coreferential lexicalised case roles missing surface structure since cg analysis advocated book maintains obligatory object hypothesis covert roles assume greater importance cases object role sometimes deleted coreferential another role lexicalised predicate deeper analysis needed find obligatory object certainly lexicalisation manifestation propositional essential roles primary interest context revealing central predicate sentence assumption predicate even covert hidden case role defined terms full complement case roles requires clear distinction deletable coreferential lexicalised roles author offers respect theoretical background also concrete tests procedures instructions guide facilitate practical analysis two methodological principles postulated ensuring conceptual relations flow central verb deletable roles included case descriptions major asset book doubt extensive textual analysis performed precision consistency conformity postulated principles theoretical assumptions limits approach realistically recognised author stated explicitly appropriate places throughout presentation reader find welldeveloped detailed ontology predicates covers verbs also predicative adjectives predicative nouns predicative adverbs important linguistic phenomena considered systematic easyto follow way makes book valuable guide practical sentence analysis well useful reference material research purposes computer applications references apresjan jurij 1974 leksicheskaja semantika sinonimicheskie sredstva jazyka moskva nauka blake barry j 1994 case cambridge textbooks linguistics cook walter j 1989 case grammar theory washington c georgetown university press sowa john f 1984 conceptual graphs information processing mind machine reading mass addison wesley tania avgustinova ph computational linguistics university saarland postfach 151150 66041 saarbruecken germany tania coli unisb de http www coli unisb de tania 49 681 302 4504 phone 49 681 302 4115 secretary 49 681 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