Appendix Grammar

Head Feature Principle

Head Feature Principle:
In each headed-phrase, the SYNSEM|LOC|HEAD value and the H-DTR|SYNSEM|LOC|HEAD value are identical.

Immediate Dominance Schemata (also called: Grammar Rules)

Head-Subject Schema

Head-Subject Schema:
In each head-subject-phrase,

1. the SYNSEM value of the nonhead is identical with the element on the head daughter's SYNSEM|LOC|CAT|VAL|SUBJ list, and the mother's SYNSEM|LOC|CAT|VAL|SUBJ list is empty.
2. the SYNSEM|LOC|CAT|VAL|SPR values of head daughter and mother are empty.
3. the SYNSEM|LOC|CAT|VAL|COMPS values of head daughter and mother are empty.

Head-Specifier Schema

Head-Specifier Schema:
In each head-specifier-phrase,

1. the SYNSEM|LOC|CAT|VAL|SUBJ values of head daughter and mother are identical.
2. the SYNSEM value of the nonhead is identical with the element on the head daughter's SYNSEM|LOC|CAT|VAL|SPR list, and the mother's SYNSEM|LOC|CAT|VAL|SPR list is empty.
3. the SYNSEM|LOC|CAT|VAL|COMPS values of head daughter and mother are empty.

Head-Complement Schema

Head-Complement Schema:
In each head-complement-phrase,

1. the SYNSEM|LOC|CAT|VAL|SUBJ values of head daughter and mother are identical.
2. the SYNSEM|LOC|CAT|VAL|SPR values of head daughter and mother are identical.
3. the SYNSEM|LOC|CAT|VAL|COMPS list of the head daughter is the concatenation of the SYNSEM values of the nonhead daughters, and the SYNSEM|LOC|CAT|VAL|COMPS list of the mother is empty.

Head-Modifier Schema

(not discussed in the textbook)

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