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The Deictic Structure Hypothesis: An Overview[Note 1. I wish to acknowledge the generous encouragement and instruction ...]
Author(s) -
Beck Jean
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
studia linguistica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.187
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1467-9582
pISSN - 0039-3193
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9582.00018
Subject(s) - deixis , predicate (mathematical logic) , linguistics , phrase structure rules , generative grammar , grammar , computer science , surface structure , phrase , artificial intelligence , natural language processing , mathematics , philosophy , physics , molecular physics , programming language
The Deictic Structure hypothesis is a proposal for a generative grammar based on predication and deictic reference. It can be applied to a variety of linguistic data from typologically different languages. A Deictic Structure (DS) is the deep structure of a clause. It consists of a predicate together with referentially indicated ‘Deictics’ that can be developed into a Surface Structure (SS) by universal grammatical processes. Language‐specific linear ordering rules apply to the Verb and Deictics of the DS. A lexically explicit, syntactically complex phrase or clause can be substituted in Surface Structure for a Deictic from the DS. The Deictic or a phonetically null PRO may appear in SS. Phrase structure is a Surface Structure phenomenon.