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Linglib.Phenomena.WordOrder.CrossSerial

A dependency pairing: which NP goes with which verb.

Position 1 is leftmost in the string.

  • npPosition : Nat

    Position of the NP (1-indexed from left)

  • verbPosition : Nat

    Position of the verb (1-indexed from left among verbs)

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          Dependency pattern: how NPs and verbs are paired.

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              Generate cross-serial dependencies for n NP-V pairs

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                Generate nested dependencies for n NP-V pairs

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                  Dutch cross-serial dependency example.

                  Surface:... dat Jan Piet Marie zag helpen zwemmen Gloss:... that Jan Piet Marie saw help swim Meaning:... that Jan saw Piet help Marie swim

                  Dependencies:

                  • Jan (NP₁) → zag (V₁) "saw"
                  • Piet (NP₂) → helpen (V₂) "help"
                  • Marie (NP₃) → zwemmen (V₃) "swim"
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                            German nested dependency example.

                            German has the opposite verb order from Dutch, giving nested dependencies that are context-free.

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                                  Cross-serial dependencies require mild context-sensitivity.

                                  Proven formally for Swiss German in Phenomena.WordOrder.Studies.Shieber1985 via the pumping lemma.

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                                    Cross-serial has same number of dependencies as NPs

                                    Nested has same number of dependencies as NPs