Open AccessReweaving a Grammar for Wambaya
Author(s) -
Emily M. Bender
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
linguistic issues in language technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-3590
pISSN - 1945-3604
DOI - 10.33011/lilt.v3i.1215
Subject(s) - head driven phrase structure grammar , grammar , linguistics , computer science , generative grammar , natural language processing , relational grammar , value (mathematics) , emergent grammar , artificial intelligence , philosophy , machine learning
This paper presents a case study in grammar engineering for linguistic hypothesis testing, focusing on the treatment of second position auxiliaries in an HPSG grammar for Wambaya. A detailed comparison of two versions of this grammar highlights the interconnectedness of linguistic phenomena, the model-dependence of linguistic analyses, and the value of computational support in calculating the consequences of differing analytical choices.