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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Chapter 2: Predicate logic
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A relatively standard definition of first order predicate logic is introduced. The chapter can be skipped by readers with prior knowledge in logic.
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- Additional wiki pages
- Wiki page on predicate logic (including definitons, podcasts etc.)
- Additional exercises
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Chapter 3: Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar
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The syntax of a fragment of English is defined. The fragment contains canonical structure, but also the definition for unbounded dependencies.
While the fragment is relatively standard, even readers with an HPSG background should consult it to see the details of our particular version of HPSG. This is necessary because the syntax-semantics interface, introduced from Chapter 5 on, will rely on this fragment.
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Chapter 4: Possible World Semantics
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Chapter 5: Simplified LRS
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Chapter 6: Quantifiers and quantification
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Chapter 7: Embedded sentences
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Chapter 8: Auxiliaries, modality, and quantification in English and German
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Chapter 9: Tense in Afrikaans
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Chapter 10: Negative Concord
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Chapter 11: Polyadic quantification
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Chapter 12: Idioms and collocations
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Chapter 13: Negative polarity items
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Outlook
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Appendix
- The semantic representation language used in the textbook
- The signature used in the textbook
- The principles of grammar and the ID schemata used in the textbook
- The LRS-specific principles used in the textbook
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