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A parsing method for montague grammars

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The main result in this paper is a method for obtaining derivation trees from sentences of certain formal grammars. No parsing algorithm was previously known to exist for these grammars.

Applied to Montague's PTQ the method produces all parses that could correspond to different meanings. The technique directly addresses scope and reference and provides a framework for examining these phenomena. The solution for PTQ is implemented in an efficient and useful computer program.

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  1. Joyce Friedman
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  2. David S. Warren
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This research was supported in part by National Science Foundation Grants BNS 76-23840 and MCS 76-04297.

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Friedman, J., Warren, D.S. A parsing method for montague grammars. Linguist Philos 2, 347–372 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00149013

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