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Re: Syntactical *definition* of English

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From: Rick Wojcik
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 1988 19:20
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In article <2509@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> lee@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Greg Lee) writes:
>Context free phrase structure grammar lives!  It's the basis of the
>best current theory of syntax, GPSG -- Generalized Phrase Structure
>Grammar.
>			Greg, lee@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu

Greg, I would be interested in knowing the criteria by which you judge one
'current theory' of syntax to be better than the others.  Why is GPSG
better than HPSG, in your opinion?  Than LFG?  (Don't bother with GB.  I
don't want to stir up trouble.  :-)
-- 
Rick Wojcik   csnet:  rwojcik@boeing.com	   
              uucp:   uw-beaver!ssc-vax!bcsaic!rwojcik 
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From: rwojcik@bcsaic.UUCP (Rick Wojcik)
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Subject: Re: Syntactical *definition* of English
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