Corminboeuf, Gilles

2014-5-9, Corminboeuf, Gilles, Benzitoun, Christophe

There are two ways of analysing syntactic dependencies: the most common one assumes a continuum from integration to juxtaposition. The second one adopts a non-gradual perspective of syntactic integration. At first, we present models which postulate a continuum of syntactic integration. In a second step, we present two frameworks that postulate the existence of two modes of utterances’ organization, a micro-syntactic level and a macro-syntactic level: these approaches, based in particular on the concept of government (“rection” in French), adopt a non-gradual perspective of syntactic integration, i.e. they do not distinguish degrees of grammatical dependency. Our study compares the gradual and non-gradual approaches, with the aim of identifying the theoretical implications for modeling syntactic dependencies.

2014-5-9, Corminboeuf, Gilles, Benzitoun, Christophe

In this study, we present two frameworks that postulate the existence of twomodes of utterances’ organization, a micro-syntactic level and a macro-syntactic level (the modular framework of the Groupe Aixois de Recherche en Syntaxe and the “stratificational” framework part of the Groupe de Fribourg). These approaches, based in particular on the concept of government (“rection” in French), adopt a non-gradual perspective of syntactic integration, i.e. they do not distinguish degrees of grammatical dependency.