Towards a speaker model of FG 335‘pres’ represent the values for these variables after they are bound with the
corresponding values from the UR.^8
(5) NODE 1 (uninstantiated)
Lab: sentence
Config: [ILLOC [[TENSE [ PRED CAT ARG1 ]]]]
FncFtrs: ILLOC, TENSE, CAT, NUMBER.SUBJECT, PERSON.SUBJECT
(6) NODE 1 (partially instantiated)
Lab: sentence
Config: [decl E 1 :[X 1 :[pres e 1 :[smart [A]
(prox pl x 1 : girl [N])ZERO,SUBJECT ]]]]
FncFtrs: decl, pres, [A], pl, [-sp,-hr]
The last step for this node is the selection of the right template for its
SubCat field. The information in the Config field is instrumental in this.
The result is given in (7).
(7) NODE 1 (fully instantiated)
Lab: sentence
Config: [decl E 1 :[X 1 :[pres e 1 :[ smart [A]
(prox pl x 1 : girl [N])ZERO,SUBJECT ]]]]
FncFtrs: decl, pres, [A], pl, [-sp,-hr]
SubCat: p1, subject, vfin, mainpred
Node 1 ends up being fully instantiated because there are no variables left
to be bound. If this were to be the case, then the only way left for these
variables to be bound by a value would be via percolation from lower
nodes. In a fully expanded tree there may be no unbound variables left.
The next step in the expression of the UR in (3) is the development of
the p1 position in its subcategory. Typically, there will be several alterna-
tive versions for this node in the grammar, e.g. with a Focus, Topic or Sub-
ject term for its configuration, but also with adverbials. In the concrete case
of (3), the UR element chosen will be the Subject. Filling the p1 slot with
the Subject constituent from the Config field will trigger a term template
for the filler of the SubCat of Node 2. The next step will then be the expan-
sion of the Determiner node of this template, assuming that this is the first
slot. Figure 3 below gives the complete flow of the expansion of Node 1,
up to the expression of the slot for the main predication, mainpred.
Note that here, the plural morpheme s is introduced by node 6, i.e. via a
rule. Our model is neutral towards the type of morphology, i.e. it could just