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Linglib.Theories.Syntax.CCG.CrossSerial

Verb phrase (infinitival)

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    Control verb: takes VP, gives VP (e.g., "helpen" = help)

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      Perception verb: takes VP, gives TV-like (e.g., "zag" = saw)

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        Infinitival transitive: VP/NP (e.g., "zwemmen" when taking object)

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          Infinitival verb needing subject (for cross-serial): (S\NP)/NP

          In Dutch verb-raising constructions, the infinitive's subject appears in what looks like an object position. This category allows the embedded subject to be picked up via composition.

          zwemmen : (S\NP)/NP -- "swim" needing its subject as argument

          This differs from the simple intransitive VP = S\NP.

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            Forward Composition² (B²): X/Y (Y/Z)/W → (X/Z)/W

            Allows "reaching through" one extra argument.

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              Forward Composition³ (B³): X/Y ((Y/Z)/W)/V → ((X/Z)/W)/V

              Allows "reaching through" two extra arguments.

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                Extended derivation with generalized composition.

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                    Get category from extended derivation

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                        zwemmen with InfSubj category for verb-raising

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                            The cross-serial language {aⁿbⁿcⁿ | n ≥ 1} is NOT context-free.

                            CCG can generate this via generalized composition, proving CCG is mildly context-sensitive.

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