dependency structure
[/dɪˈpɛndənsi ˈstrʌktʃər/]
nounpl: dependency structures
estrutura de dependência
1. A grammatical framework that represents the syntactic relationships between words in a sentence, where each word depends on another word
In the dependency structure of the sentence, the verb is the head and the noun phrase is its dependent.
Na estrutura de dependência da frase, o verbo é o núcleo e o sintagma nominal é seu dependente.
2. In computational linguistics and natural language processing, a directed acyclic graph representing grammatical relations
The parser generates a dependency structure to analyze the syntactic relationships in the text.
O analisador gera uma estrutura de dependência para analisar as relações sintáticas no texto.
3. A system showing how elements rely on or relate to other elements in a hierarchical manner
The project's dependency structure shows which tasks must be completed before others can begin.
A estrutura de dependência do projeto mostra quais tarefas devem ser concluídas antes de outras iniciarem.
This is a technical term primarily used in academic and professional contexts within linguistics, natural language processing, and computational science. It is equally used in Brazil, Portugal, and English-speaking countries without significant cultural variation. The term gained prominence with the rise of digital language processing and is standard in university linguistics departments and tech companies developing language tools.
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