
Systemic Functional Grammar & Natural Language Generation
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Notational Conventions
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Motivation and goals
- 1.2 Background
- 1.3 Overview: the structure of this book
- 2 Theory and Linguistic Representation: Systemic Functional Linguistics
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Systemic functional linguistics: the theoretical perspective
- 2.3 The realization of theory: linguistic representation
- 2.3.1 The system
- 2.3.2 Stratification
- 2.3.3 Functional diversification: the metafunctions
- 2.3.4 Realization
- 2.3.5 Intermediate summary
- 2.4 The view of grammar in SFL
- 2.4.1 The paradigmatic axis: functional diversification in the grammar
- 2.4.2 The motivation of grammatical categories in the system network
- 2.4.3 The syntagmatic axis and its representation
- realization
- 2.4.4 Summary of Section 2.4
- 2.5 Summary and outlook
- 3 Computational Application: Grammar Models in Natural Language Generation
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Natural language generation
- 3.3 Grammars for natural language generation
- 3.4 A comparison of selected grammar approaches in tactical generation
- 3.4.1 SFL in generation: PENMAN
- 3.4.2 MTT in generation: Gossip
- 3.4.3 FUG in generation: COMET
- 3.4.4 TAG in generation: MUMBLE-86/SPOKESMAN
- 3.5 Summary: A critical appraisal of SFG for natural language generation
- 3.6 Outlook
- 4 Description: A Systemic Functional Grammar of German for Natural Language Generation
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 A fragment of a computational systemic functional grammar of German
- 4.2.1 Rank and ranking
- 4.2.2 Problems with rank
- 4.2.3 The clause: description
- 4.2.4 Clause rank: classification of problems
- 4.2.5 The nominal group: description
- 4.2.6 NG rank: classification of problems
- 4.2.7 The adjectival group
- 4.2.8 The adverbial group
- 4.2.9 The prepositional phrase: description
- 4.2.10 PP rank: classification of problems
- 4.3 Summary and outlook
- 5 Computational Representation: A Proposal for Dependency in Systemic Functional Grammar
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.1.1 The problems: towards a solution
- 5.1.2 Overview of Chapter 5
- 5.2 Features for grammatical representation
- 5.2.1 From features to feature structures and typed feature structures
- 5.2.2 The 'meaning' of features: feature motivation in SFG and HPSG
- 5.2.3 The 'syntax' of features: system networks and (typed) feature structures
- 5.2.4 Some desiderata for SFG
- 5.3 The notion of dependency in grammar theory
- 5.3.1 Dependency versus constituency or dependency and constituency?
- 5.3.2 Hudson's ANTG revisited: heads and features
- 5.3.3 Towards a notion of dependency for SFG
- 5.4 A proposal for a dependency systemic functional grammar
- 5.4.1 A fragment of SFG as typed feature structures
- 5.4.2 From preselection to designated type constraints
- 5.4.3 Results/examples
- 5.4.4 Summary and conclusions
- 5.5 Summary
- 6 Summary and Conclusions
- 6.1 The theme of this book
- 6.2 The train of thought in this book
- 6.3 HPSG and SFG revisited
- 6.4 Conclusions
- 6.5 Envoi
- Bibliography
- Index
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