A Sign-Based Phrase Structure Grammar for Turkish 

                    Şehitoğlu, Onur Tolga
           MS., Department of Computer Engineering 
          Supervisor: Assist.  Prof. Dr. Cem Bozşahin 
                    January 1996, 97 pages

This study analyses Turkish syntax from an informational point of
view. Sign based linguistic representation and principles of HPSG
(Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar) theory are adapted to Turkish. The
basic informational elements are nested and inherently sorted feature
structures called signs.

In the implementation, logic programming tool ALE |Attribute Logic Engine|
which is primarily designed for implementing HPSG grammars is used. A
type and structure hierarchy of Turkish language is designed. Syntactic
phenomena such as subcategorization, relative clauses, constituent order
variation, adjuncts, nominal predicates and complement-modi er relations
in Turkish are analyzed. A parser is designed and implemented in ALE.


Keywords:
syntax, Turkish Grammar, parsing, phrase structure