Abstract Rolle (2020) identifies an apparent morphophonological conspiracy in serial verb constructions (SVCs) Degema. He argues that it constitutes evidence for a partly-unified postsyntactic module, which morphology and prosody are built parallel (by ‘Optimality-Theoretic Distributed Morphology’). We argue the pattern Degema SVCs instead results from simultaneous interaction of two independen...

This paper presents a restrictive theory of the interface between the lexicon and the syntax. I assume that only a limited amount of lexical information is available at the interface, and, following Borer (1994), that semantic (aspectual) interpretation is assigned at specifiers of aspectual projections, rather than within the VP. Thus, the concept of "Mapping" from lexicon to syntax or the "Li...

This article is concerned with integrating the phenomenon of selectional restrictions in a formal grammar theory. Firstly, the question of treating selectional restrictions purely in the semantic module is discussed, as there are some contextual (or pragmatic) influences, which can repair the ill-formedness of violated selectional restrictions. Secondly, we shed light on the stucture of pragmat...

This paper concerns the semantics/pragmatics interface for natural language, and in particular the question of how anaphora resolution should be orchestrated in a dynamic semantics. Previous dynamic systems such as DPL have relied on preindexation of anaphors and antecedents. It is argued that this represents a serious inadequacy. A dynamic semantic system, RPL, is proposed which eliminates the...

Although there is considerable variability, most individuals with Down syndrome have mental retardation and speech and language deficits, particularly in language production and syntax and poor speech intelligibility. This article describes research findings in the language and communication development of individuals with Down syndrome, first briefly describing the physical and cognitive pheno...

We present an argument for construction grammars based on the minimum description length (MDL) principle (a formal version of the Ockham Razor). The argument consists in using linguistic and computational evidence in setting up a formal model, and then applying the MDL principle to prove its superiority with respect to alternative models. We show that constructionbased representations are at le...

The interface for the next generation of Unmanned Vehicle Systems should be an interface with multi-modal displays and input controls. Then, the role of the interface will not be restricted to be a support of the interactions between the ground operator and vehicles. Interface must take part in the interaction management too. In this paper, we show that recent works in pragmatics and philosophy...

Some languages come from historical common ancestors and they share similarity on the basis phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics pragmatics. words resemble each other between remote even unrelated languages. Apart borrowing, this is mainly due to ancestor language. Degree of lexical one methods measure word cognate resemblance For purpose, some lists have been proposed by professionals that...

Language learning is the process through which people pick up new languages. Form and meaning are two crucial components that must be understood integrated during this difficult process. alludes to a language's structural features. This covers syntax (the study of how words put together make sentences), morphology internal structure words), phonology sound system in language). essentially refer...

The research presented in the paper is interdisciplinary nature. study object includes both key aspects of English grammar and modern approaches trends teaching grammar. suggested ‘’Four-dimensional model grammar’’ based on ‘’Three-dimensional model’’ teaching, which combines syntax, semantics pragmatics, consistent with methodological principles communicative approach language teaching. fourth...