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T4 T4 —014 301 Philosophy and theory Notation —01 from Table 1 as modified below Do not use for schools and theories of semantics; class in —0143018 —014 301 8 Schools, theories, methodologies —014 301 82 Formal linguistics Including generative semantics —014 301 83 Functional linguistics —014 301 835 Cognitive semantics Class here frame semantics —018 Schools, theories, methodologies For works on schools, theories, methodologies that stress semantics, see —0143018; for works on schools, theories, methodologies that stress phonology, see —15018; for works on schools, theories, methodologies that stress syntax, or syntax and phonology, see —5018 —018 1 Structural linguistics —018 2 Formal linguistics —018 22 Generative linguistics —018 3 Functional linguistics —018 33 Systemic functional linguistics —018 35 Cognitive linguistics —018 4 Dependency linguistics —018 42 Meaning-text theory —150 1 Philosophy and theory Notation —01 from Table 1 as modified below Do not use for schools and theories of phonology; class in —15018 —150 18 Schools, theories, methodologies —150 182 Formal linguistics Including generative phonology —150 183 Functional linguistics Including cognitive phonology —501 8 Schools, theories, methodologies —501 81 Structural linguistics Class theories combining elements of structural linguistics and functional linguistics in —50183 —501 82 Formal linguistics 1 T4 Dewey Decimal Classification T4 —501 822 Generative grammar Class here transformational grammar, government and binding theory, minimalist program —501 823 Constituency grammars Class here phrase structure grammars For generative grammar, see —501822 —501 823 4 Lexical functional grammar —501 823 5 Categorial grammar —501 824 Case grammar —501 825 Relational grammar —501 826 Tree-adjoining grammar —501 83 Functional linguistics Class here theories combining elements of structural linguistics and functional linguistics —501 832 Functional discourse grammar Class here functional grammar as a linguistic theory (e.g., the theory of Simon Dik) —501 833 Systemic functional grammar —501 834 Role and reference grammar —501 835 Cognitive grammar —501 836 Construction grammar —501 84 Dependency grammar Including word grammar 2.

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