Types of A-bar Dependencies
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Types of A-bar Dependencies is a seminal linguistics monograph by Guglielmo Cinque that analyzes the structure and behavior of A-bar movement and related syntactic dependencies across languages.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Types of A-bar Dependencies Context triple: [Guglielmo Cinque, hasNotableWork, Types of A-bar Dependencies]
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dependency grammar
Dependency grammar is a syntactic theory that analyzes sentence structure in terms of binary relations between words, focusing on how each word depends on a governing head rather than on phrase-structure constituents.
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Mathematical Structures of Language
Mathematical Structures of Language is a foundational work in mathematical linguistics that applies formal and algebraic methods to analyze the structure of natural languages.
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Augmented Backus–Naur Form
Augmented Backus–Naur Form (ABNF) is a standardized, extended version of Backus–Naur Form used to formally specify the syntax of languages and protocols, notably in Internet and communication standards.
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Aho–Ullman algorithms for parsing
Aho–Ullman algorithms for parsing are foundational compiler-construction techniques that efficiently analyze and translate the syntactic structure of programming languages based on formal grammar theory.
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General and Rational Grammar
General and Rational Grammar is a 17th-century French linguistic treatise from the Port-Royal school that seeks to explain the universal, rational principles underlying all human languages.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Types of A-bar Dependencies Target entity description: Types of A-bar Dependencies is a seminal linguistics monograph by Guglielmo Cinque that analyzes the structure and behavior of A-bar movement and related syntactic dependencies across languages.
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A.
dependency grammar
Dependency grammar is a syntactic theory that analyzes sentence structure in terms of binary relations between words, focusing on how each word depends on a governing head rather than on phrase-structure constituents.
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B.
Mathematical Structures of Language
Mathematical Structures of Language is a foundational work in mathematical linguistics that applies formal and algebraic methods to analyze the structure of natural languages.
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C.
Augmented Backus–Naur Form
Augmented Backus–Naur Form (ABNF) is a standardized, extended version of Backus–Naur Form used to formally specify the syntax of languages and protocols, notably in Internet and communication standards.
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D.
Aho–Ullman algorithms for parsing
Aho–Ullman algorithms for parsing are foundational compiler-construction techniques that efficiently analyze and translate the syntactic structure of programming languages based on formal grammar theory.
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E.
General and Rational Grammar
General and Rational Grammar is a 17th-century French linguistic treatise from the Port-Royal school that seeks to explain the universal, rational principles underlying all human languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
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| instanceOf |
book
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linguistics monograph ⓘ scholarly work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | linguistics ⓘ |
| analyzes |
constraints on A-bar extraction
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cross-linguistic variation in A-bar movement ⓘ interaction between A-movement and A-bar movement ⓘ operator-variable dependencies ⓘ overt and covert movement ⓘ resumptive pronouns in A-bar dependencies ⓘ structure of A-bar chains ⓘ |
| author | Guglielmo Cinque ⓘ |
| contribution |
influences later work on movement and locality
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proposes a typology of A-bar dependencies ⓘ systematizes cross-linguistic patterns of A-bar movement ⓘ |
| describedAs | seminal work on A-bar movement ⓘ |
| field |
generative grammar
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syntax ⓘ theoretical linguistics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cross-linguistic evidence for A-bar typology
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formal properties of A-bar dependencies ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Guglielmo Cinque ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
A-bar movement
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focus movement ⓘ island constraints ⓘ long-distance dependencies ⓘ movement typology ⓘ relativization ⓘ subjacency ⓘ syntactic dependencies ⓘ topic movement ⓘ wh-movement ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
A-movement
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locality in syntax ⓘ movement constraints ⓘ |
| relatedWorkAuthor |
Luigi Rizzi
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Noam Chomsky ⓘ Richard Kayne ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Government and Binding theory
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linked to:
Government and Binding Theory
Principles and Parameters ⓘ generative syntax ⓘ |
| usedIn |
advanced syntax courses
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graduate linguistics seminars ⓘ |
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