dependence grammar

A form of dependency grammar — Any of a class of grammars based on the dependency relation (as opposed to the constituency relation), in which words are interconnected by directed links, and the (finite) verb is regarded as the centre of clause structure.

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Meanings

noundependence grammar (countable and uncountable, plural dependence grammars)

plural dependence grammars

  1. alternativecountablerareuncountableAlternative form of dependency grammar.
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