| 1. |
Introduction |
S. 1 |
| 2. |
In defense of syntax |
S. 5 |
| 3. |
The User Specialty Languages System |
S. 9 |
| 3.1. |
Properties of the system |
S. 10 |
| 3.2. |
Data structure and vocabulary definition |
S. 11 |
| 3.3. |
Analysis and Interpretation |
S. 15 |
| 3.4. |
Disambiguation in the interpretation process |
S. 16 |
| 3.5. |
Description of the answer or translation |
S. 17 |
| 3.6. |
Subject dependent and subject independent words |
S. 18 |
| 4. |
Preface to the grammar |
S. 20 |
| 4.1. |
History of the syntax and contributors to it |
S. 20 |
| 4.2. |
Coverage |
S. 20 |
| 4.3. |
Methodological considerations: Determining needed coverage |
S. 23 |
| 4.4. |
The parser: User Language Generator |
S. 26 |
| 4.5. |
Target structures |
S. 31 |
| 4.6. |
Strategy of the analysis |
S. 37 |
| 5. |
Concepts and notation |
S. 45 |
| 5.1. |
Notation |
S. 45 |
| 5.2. |
Concepts |
S. 46 |
| 5.3. |
Processor Extensions: IPE and FPE |
S. 48 |
| 5.4. |
Processor Extensions: IPE Order of rule application |
S. 49 |
| 6. |
Symbols, categories and features defined for German |
S. 51 |
| 6.1. |
Primitives |
S. 51 |
| 6.2. |
Constructs |
S. 52 |
| 6.3. |
Features and their values |
S. 58 |
| 7. |
The grammar: Preliminary |
S. 85 |
| 8. |
System commands and strings |
S. 86 |
| 8.1. |
Null strings and STOP |
S. 86 |
| 8.2. |
System commands |
S. 87 |
| 8.3. |
Ordered rules, variable token |
S. 89 |
| 8.4. |
System nouns |
S. 93 |
| 9. |
Morphology |
S. 95 |
| 9.1. |
Affixes |
S. 95 |
| 9.2. |
Inflection of nouns and names |
S. 100 |
| 9.3. |
Inflection of nouns with adjective inflection |
S. 105 |
| 9.4. |
Inflection of adjectives |
S. 105 |
| 9.5. |
Inflection of verbs |
S. 105 |
| 9.6. |
Nouns with adjectives |
S. 108 |
| 9.7. |
Nouns with numeric quantifiers |
S. 115 |
| 9.8. |
Overview of features of NOMEN |
S. 116 |
| 10. |
Noun phrases (NP) |
S. 120 |
| 10.1. |
Interrogative pronouns |
S. 121 |
| 10.2. |
Nouns and names without article |
S. 122 |
| 10.3. |
Articles |
S. 130 |
| 10.4. |
Nouns with article |
S. 133 |
| 11. |
Sentence rules |
S. 155 |
| 11.1. |
Negation |
S. 157 |
| 11.2. |
Verb complex and sentence kernel rules: Overview |
S. 159 |
| 11.3. |
Verb complex and sentence kernel rules: Rules |
S. 172 |
| 11.4. |
Auxiliary verbs |
S. 181 |
| 11.5. |
Verbs with separable prefixes |
S. 185 |
| 12. |
Syntax for names |
S. 188 |
| 13. |
Genitive attributes |
S. 191 |
| 13.1. |
Genitive attributes following their head nouns |
S. 191 |
| 13.2. |
Genitive attributes preceding their head nouns |
S. 196 |
| 14. |
Appositions |
S. 205 |
| 15. |
Adjectives and comparatives |
S. 210 |
| 15.1. |
Comparative operators |
S. 210 |
| 15.2. |
Comparative phrases |
S. 211 |
| 15.3. |
Noun followed by comparative |
S. 214 |
| 15.4. |
Verb complex from VC:TYP=NN and adjective |
S. 215 |
| 15.5. |
Adjectives with complements |
S. 217 |
| 15.6. |
Quantifier modifiers and comparatives |
S. 218 |
| 16. |
Prepositional phrase syntax |
S. 223 |
| 16.1. |
Prepositions |
S. 223 |
| 16.2. |
Prepositional phrases |
S. 225 |
| 16.3. |
Nouns with prepositional complements |
S. 227 |
| 16.4. |
Verbs with prepositional complements |
S. 228 |
| 17. |
Measure expressions |
S. 235 |
| 18. |
Syntax of locatives |
S. 240 |
| 18.1. |
Locative adverbs |
S. 240 |
| 18.2. |
Locative adverbials |
S. 240 |
| 18.3. |
Nouns with locative complements |
S. 244 |
| 18.4. |
Verbs with locative complements |
S. 245 |
| 19. |
Syntax of temporals |
S. 248 |
| 19.1. |
Dates |
S. 258 |
| 19.2. |
Temporal adverbs and names |
S. 260 |
| 19.3. |
Temporal adverbials |
S. 262 |
| 19.4. |
Nouns with temporal complements |
S. 265 |
| 19.5. |
Verbs with temporal complements |
S. 267 |
| 19.6. |
Points left open |
S. 268 |
| 20. |
Relative clause syntax |
S. 270 |
| 20.1. |
Relative pronouns |
S. 270 |
| 20.2. |
Sentences with main verb final word order |
S. 271 |
| 20.3. |
Participial phrases |
S. 285 |
| 20.4. |
Nouns modified by relative clauses |
S. 286 |
| 20.5. |
Extraposition |
S. 290 |
| 21. |
Arithmetic |
S. 294 |
| 22. |
Less common verb types |
S. 303 |
| 22.1. |
Verbs with genitive objects |
S. 303 |
| 22.2. |
Verbs with two accusatives |
S. 306 |
| 23. |
Coordination |
S. 308 |
| 23.1. |
Excursion: Interpretation of coordinated structures |
S. 308 |
| 23.2. |
Syntax of coordinated structures |
S. 310 |
| 23.3. |
Parallelism and balance from a structural point of view |
S. 31 |
| 23.4. |
Coordinating conjunctions |
S. 316 |
| 23.5. |
Coordination of adjectives |
S. 316 |
| 23.6. |
Coordination of nouns, numbers, and names |
S. 317 |
| 23.7. |
Coordination of noun phrases |
S. 319 |
| 23.8. |
Coordination of prepositional phrases and adverbials |
S. 325 |
| 23.9. |
Coordination of verbs and sentences |
S. 326 |
| 24. |
Subordination of clauses |
S. 329 |
| 25. |
Pronouns |
S. 330 |
| 25.1. |
Verbs with pronominal complements |
S. 332 |
| 26. |
Declarative sentences |
S. 336 |
| 27. |
Sentences with missing complements |
S. 343 |
| 27.1. |
Pattern of rules for sentences with missing complements |
S. 344 |
| 27.2. |
Remaining rules and examples |
S. 346 |
| 28. |
Sentences in passive voice |
S. 351 |
| 28.1. |
Pattern of rules for passive voice |
S. 352 |
| 28.2. |
Rules and examples |
S. 353 |
| 29. |
Conclusion |
S. 357 |
| 30. |
References |
S. 358 |
| 31. |
Subject index |
S. 366 |
| 32. |
Index of names |
S. 372 |