Bender, Emily MNielsen, Elizabeth K2018-07-312018-07-312018-07-312018Nielsen_washington_0250O_18610.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1773/42433Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2018This thesis describes the expansion of the LinGO Grammar Matrix customization system with a library handling adnominal possession. This library extends the Grammar Matrix's ability to aid in the rapid prototyping of precision implemented grammars by allowing a typologically widespread phenomenon|adnominal possession|to be modeled within the customization system. This thesis describes an HPSG analysis of adnominal possession that covers most attested adnominal possessive phrase types, and discusses its implementation in the form of a Grammar Matrix library. The library's cross-linguistic generality is evaluated through a series of tests on constructed and natural languages.application/pdfen-USnoneGrammar engineeringHPSGLinGOlinguisticspossessionLinguisticsLinguisticsThesis