This book introduces formal grammar theories that play a role in current linguistic theorizing
(Phrase Structure Grammar, Transformational Grammar/Government & Binding, Generalized …

The goal of this paper is to give a precise, formal account of certain fundamental notions in
minimalist syntax. Particular attention is given to the comparison of token‐based …

This paper describes the CoreGram project, a multilingual grammar engineering project that
develops HPSG grammars for several typologically diverse languages that share a common …

This chapter discusses the main tenets of Construction Grammar (CxG) and shows that
HPSG adheres to them. The discussion includes surface orientation, language acquisition …

This discussion note compares several current linguistic theories: at the extreme ends of the
current views are MINIMALIST theories, which restrict themselves to the binary branching …

Toward a probabilistic theory of human sentence processing, this dissertation proposes a
definition of computational work done in the course of analyzing sentences generated by …

During conversation, a speaker often provides additional yet secondary information about a
person or concept that is mentioned within his/her main message. This ancillary information …

This dissertation consists of two parts, one on degree phrases and one on result clauses.
Sentence (1) below exemplifies a result clause construction:(1) Zij had zo mooi gezongen …

Abstract Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar (HPSG) is a linguistic theory that wants to
be psycholinguistically plausible and compatible with language acquisition facts. It is a …

Many people have helped me to finish this thesis. First of all I am indebted to my supervisor
Dicky Gilbers. Throughout this disseration, I speak of 'we'. That is not because I have some …