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  <Title>The implementation of a computational grammar of French using the Grammar Development Environment</Title>
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1 Introduction
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    <Paragraph position="0"> We present a large-coverage computational grammar of French (CGF) 1 and discuss some implementation aspects of' this grammar by comparing it to the Alvey Natural Language Tools Grmm mar (ANLT Grammar) (Grover et al., 1.993) which wins also implemented using the Grammar Development Environment (GDE) (Bogm'aev et al., 1988). The grammar of French was implemented as part of a larger project, the goals of which are the development and application of Generalized Phrase Structure Grammar (GPSG) (Gazdar et al., 1985) in general and the design and implementation of a comprehensive computational grammar for French in particular.</Paragraph>
    <Paragraph position="1"> In this paper, we highlight the many similarities between the two grammars but especially differences due to phenomena particular to French.</Paragraph>
    <Paragraph position="2"> This leads to a description of the major structural differences between tile two grammars.</Paragraph>
    <Paragraph position="3"> We shall not justify the reasons for our choice of GPSG but will simply point out that GPSG is a formal theory which is unification-based and hence well-suited for computational linguistics.</Paragraph>
    <Paragraph position="4"> The Grammar Development Environment is a computer workbench for the development and evaluation of computational grammars of natural  language which are described in a style close to that of GPSG. It embodies a modified version of GPSC which is easier to implement than its theoretical counterpart. The GDE was developed as part of the Alvey Natural Language Tools project in the UK.</Paragraph>
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