SYNTACTIC ANALYSIS.

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Abstract:

Conditions that an adequate structural description must meet in order to reflect the relationships implied by a sentence are discussed. A class of transformational grammars is motivated on the basis of these conditions and exemplified by treating a specific, precisely defined grammar. An algorithm for determining all of the structural descriptions assigned to a given sentence by an arbitrary member of this class of grammars is given, and sample sentences are analyzed by means of computer program implementation of the algorithm. Other approaches to transformational analysis are reviewed. The role of an analysis procedure in a theory of perception is then examined, and characteristics of an analysis procedure are considered to determine its suitability as a perceptual model. Author

Author(s):
Keyser, S. J. ; Petrick, S. R.
Author Organization(s):
AIR FORCE CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH LABS L G HANSCOM FIELD MASS
Descriptive Note:
Physical sciences research papers no. 324,
Pagination:
0050

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
AFCRL-67-0305
Task Number(s):
563205
Project Number(s):
AF-5632
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_5_Command and Control
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*TRANSFORMATIONAL GRAMMARS, SYNTAX, ENGLISH LANGUAGE, ALGORITHMS, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, IDENTIFICATION
Field(s)/Group(s):
Linguistics
Report Date:
1967 May 01