1 Language, Grammar, PROLOG 1 A Broad Definition of Language 2 Narrowing the Definition of Language 3 Time for an Example 4 The Goals of a Grammar 5 Narrowing the Definition of Grammar Further 6 Time for Another Example 7 Grammars as Deductive Systems 8 Why PROLOG? 9 Facing Infinity and Indeterminacy 10 Other Preliminaries 11 Suggestions for Further Reading 12 Exercises 2. Phonology: The Nature of Linguistic Sound 1 Introduction 2 The Phones of Language 3 Representing Phones in PROLOG 4 Phone Properties 5 Natural Classes of Phones 6 The Syllable 7 The Sounds of English 8 Suggestions for Further Reading 9 Exercises 3. Semantics: The Nature of Linguistic Meaning 1 What is Meaning? 2 Implementing the Procedural Theory of Meaning 3 Proper Names 4 Unary Predicates 5 Binary Predicates: Preliminaries 6 Binary Predicates: Kinterms 7 Binary Predicates: Deictics 8 Ternary Predicates 9 Sentences: Declaratives 10 Sentences: Interrogatives 11 Historical Note 12 Conclusion 13 Suggestions for Further Reading 14 Exercises 4. Morphology I: The Combinatorics of Words 1 Whence Words Come 2 Time for a Concrete Example 3 Prefixation 4 Prefixation 5 Infixation 6 Circumfixation 7 Interfixation 8 Reduplication 9 Metathesis 10 Truncation 11 Mutation 12 Suppletion 13 Recategorization 14 Conclusion 15 Suggestions for Further Reading 16 Exercises 5. Morphology II: The Instantiation of Words 1 Missing Phonological Regularities 2 Assimilation: First Pass 3 Assimilation: Second Pass 4 Dissimilation 5 Syllabification 6 Conclusion 7 Historical Note 8 Exercises 6. Syntax I: The Nominal Clause 1 What Syntax is About 2 Modification 3 Quantification 4 Quantification in PROLOG 5 The Definite Article 6 Proper Names 7 Suggestions for Further Reading 8 Exercises 7. Syntax II: The Verbal Clause 1 Verbs and Such 2 Argument Structure: Valence 3 Argument Structure: Binding 4 The Computational Complexity of Argument Structure 5 Historical Note 6 Exercises 8. Syntax III: The Prepositional Clause 1 Government 2 Prepositional Phrases: Verbal Constructions 3 Prepositional Phrases: Nominal Constructions 4 More on Oblique Nominal Clauses 5 Oblique Nominal Clauses vs.

Prepositional Phrases 6 Exercises 9. Syntax IV: Other Topics 1 The Adverbial Clause 2 The English Auxiliary 3 Inversion 4 The Passive Voice 5 Control Structures 6 Subordination 7 Coordination 8 Historical Note: Generative Grammar 9 Suggestions for Further Reading: Definite Clause Grammar 10 Exercises 10. Conclusion: The Computational Complexity of Language 1 The Computational Complexity of a Grammar 2 How Complex Are Our Grammars? 3 How Complex is Language? 4 Shortcomings of PROLOG Programming 5 Facing Left-Recursion 6 Some of the Perils Ahead A. Getting Started with PROLOG on a Windows Platform 1 How to Install a PROLOG Interpreter 2 How to Install all the Programs Discussed in this Book 3 How to Consult an Installed PROLOG Program 4 How to Create a New PROLOG Program 5 How to Revise an Installed PROLOG Program 6 How to Display Phonetic Characters Properly B. Getting Started with PROLOG on a Mac Platform 1 How to Install a PROLOG Interpreter 2 How to Install all the Programs Discussed in this Book 3 How to Consult an Installed PROLOG Program 4 How to Create a New PROLOG Program 5 How to Revise an Installed PROLOG Program C. Tutorials and Other Online Resources for PROLOG D. The Efficiency of a Simple Grammar: Spanish.swipl E.

Appendix E F. Fundamental Properties of English Phones G. Calculating the Complexity of a Grammar H. Program Listings.