Subcategorization frames
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|INTRANSITIVE | |INTRANSITIVE | ||
| − | | | + | |VS(NP); |
|The verbal phrase requires only a noun phrase as a specifier | |The verbal phrase requires only a noun phrase as a specifier | ||
|sleep, die, etc. | |sleep, die, etc. | ||
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|DIRECT TRANSITIVE | |DIRECT TRANSITIVE | ||
| − | | | + | |VS(NP),VC(NP); |
|The verbal phrase requires a noun phrase as a specifier and a noun phrase as a complement | |The verbal phrase requires a noun phrase as a specifier and a noun phrase as a complement | ||
|make, read, write, etc | |make, read, write, etc | ||
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| − | |NS | + | |NS("the"); |
| − | | | + | |NS("the") |
| − | | | + | |The noun phrase requires the article "the" as its specifier |
| − | | | + | |the United States (<strike>I live in United States</strike>), the Netherlands, the United Kingdom |
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| − | | | + | |INDIRECT TRANSITIVE ("on") |
| − | | | + | |VS(NP),VC(PP("on")); |
| − | + | |The verbal phrase requires a noun phrase as a specifier and a prepositional phrase headed by "on" as a complement | |
| − | + | |depend, operate | |
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Revision as of 14:28, 20 March 2010
Subcategorization frames are sets of rules used to generate syntactic structures out of the base form.
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When to use subcategorization frames
Subcategorization frames are used in case of regular syntactic behaviour, i.e., whenever there can be stated a regular pattern for generating words linked to the base form, such as specifiers, complements and adjuncts.
When not to use subcategorization frames
Subcategorization frames are not used in case of avalent words or in case of irregular behaviour, which is described by subcategorization rules.
What is to be included inside a subcategorization frame
Subcategorization frames must include only necessary arguments (specifiers, complements and adjuncts) to the base form. Optional arguments must not be represented inside subcategorization frames.
Reference
The subcategorization frames are referred as follows:
- by its common name (such as "intransitive", "direct transitive"), in case of well-established reference;
- by the rule itself, in case of single-rule frames;
- by the most distinctive rule, if any; or
- by a "leading form", i.e., a typical example (a prototype) representative of the whole category, otherwise.
There are two predefined frames in the UNLarium:
- AVALENT
- If the word has valency equal to 0, i.e., if it does not require any argument.
- IRREGULAR
- If the word requires an argument but does not follow any existing frame.
Syntax
Subcategorization frames and subcategorization rules are expressed by S-rules, a special formalism for representing the syntactic structure of phrases.
Examples
| Name | Rules | Description | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTRANSITIVE | VS(NP); | The verbal phrase requires only a noun phrase as a specifier | sleep, die, etc. |
| DIRECT TRANSITIVE | VS(NP),VC(NP); | The verbal phrase requires a noun phrase as a specifier and a noun phrase as a complement | make, read, write, etc |
| NS("the"); | NS("the") | The noun phrase requires the article "the" as its specifier | the United States ( |
| INDIRECT TRANSITIVE ("on") | VS(NP),VC(PP("on")); | The verbal phrase requires a noun phrase as a specifier and a prepositional phrase headed by "on" as a complement | depend, operate |
