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Analysis of Particle Verbs for Automatic Translation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 December 2008

Bengt Sigurd
Bengt Sigurd
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Bengt Sigurd, Department of Linguistics and Phonetics, Lund University, Helgonabacken 12, S-22362 Lund, Sweden. Email Bengt.Sigurd@ling.lu.se
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Abstract

A number of typical particle verbs in Swedish and English are presented and it is noted that such verbs are often forgotten in dictionaries and not given the proper treatment in grammars. One problem is the identification of these verbs, another is the fact that the verb and the particle may be separated by other words. The particle verbs must therefore be treated as discontinuous lexical items. It is shown that the phrase structure rules used in Swetra Referent Grammar can make room for lexical material at several places in the word string, if this is required by the lexical matrix. English and Swedish examples are presented and also the automatic translation of some simple sentences

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Nordic Journal of Linguistics , Volume 18 , Issue 1 , June 1995 , pp. 55 - 65
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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