Formalismo sintattico e text-languages

Abstract

The present article discusses the meaning and relevance of “syntactic formalisms” and of the theoretical frameworks of structural syntax when applied to the study of the Ancient Indo-European languages. Reference will be made to (1) the advantages of a hierarchic representation of constituency patterns and (2) the limits of application of theoretical concepts to languages that are only preserved in text-corpora.

KEYWORDS: syntax, theoretical frameworks, formalism, Indo-European languages, text-languages