Long-distance dependencies and Applicative Universal Grammar
Sebastian Shaumyan, Frédérique Segond · 1994
To deal with long-distance dependencies, Applicative Universal Grammar (AUG) proposes a new type of categorial rules, called superposition rules. We compare the AUG rules with the alternative rules of Steedman's Combinatory Categorial Grammar (CCG) (Steedman, 1987, 1988, 1990; Szabolcsi, 1987; Ades and Steedman, 1982). In contrast to Steedman's rules, the AUG rules are free from inconsistencies in their semantic interpretation, free from spurious ambiguity. The superposition rules are based on the Theory of Type Superposition, established independently of the problem of long-distance dependencies and having a broad unifying power.