0 a measurement that shows the number of hydrogen atoms that can combine with one atom of a particular chemical element to make a compound, used to describe how easily an element can connect in a chemical way with others: --
Zinc has a valency of 2.
It assumes a wide definition of valency, covering not only the patterns of verbs, but also those of nouns and adjectives.
The same apparatus is applied to dependencies: the relationship between dogs and bark isa subject, which isa valency and predependent and (ultimately) dependent.
Compared to valency, other aspects of information input seem to be of lesser importance.
This last process is constrained by agreement within nominal chunks and by valency requirements (subcategorization) within verbal phrases.
Although it might again seem possible to consolidate lexical transitivity and surface valency, the properties of impersonals confirm the independence of these notions.
Vertices or faces with valency = 4 are termed irregular or 'extraordinary'.
It is suggested that facilitation proceeds by analogy on the basis of similarity in semantics and in valency.
Strong inherent transitive valency and little specific semantics is what turns these verbs into generic, prototypical transitive verbs.
